bopdog111: Well this is the second of three fics me, and Ulrich are in the making of.

Ulrich362: True, or the third depending on how you look at things. A Persona 5 version.

bopdog111: Well now Akira will be a girl in this version of the Phantom Thieves' conquest.

Ulrich362: True, so let's see how things go for Akari Kurusu and the Phantom Thieves. Enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: We don't own Persona but we own the OCs!

Helicopters are blazing around through the sky on a big night. Gathering around at a casino, something of a grave event was happening there to where reports of a 'Phantom Thief' has been located there at the casino with a large bank alarm clock ringing loud.

"There's something here...!"

Several black blurs passed by the people in the casino on the lights from above while security in the form of agents walked in looking around all for the Phantom Thief while several blurs kept moving before it stopped on white night turning around to stare down.

Who was standing on the light with a grin is what looks like a girl probably a High Schooler having long black hair, and a white mask on that's shaped like a bird, and black shadows around her eyes. Her uniform is made of a large black jacket coating most of her body with a grey undershirt beneath with a little bit of a patch exposed at the top of her shirt exposing her cleavage with red leather gloves on. She is also wearing black pants along with black boots on completing her look as a Phantom Thief.

"Hey... Up There!" cried someone in the casino as one of the agents placed took a small phone.

"She's here." the agent stated quickly as the three of them began moving through the crowd. "Move in immediately!"

Seeing that the girl smirked before jumping from the chandelier.

(Cue Theme: Life Will Change)

"Good. Now get running!"

"This is our only chance!"

"Stay calm! You can get away now!"

"We'll retrieve the briefcase on our end."

"...suspects...not...confirmed...hold...your...positions..." a mysterious transmission reached her communicator.

"Hm...? What was that...?"

"Don't worry about us. Just concentrate on getting away!"

Nodding the girl jumped dashing up above the glass, and ledges that are their while one voice said to her. "But I have to say, showing yourself above that crowd earlier was an excellent move. Nice work as always, Joker."

"Thank you." the girl, Joker, voiced with a grin, "Just try to make things interesting as usual!"

"I bet Skull wouldn't pull it off that smoothly." another female voice mentioned over to them.

"This happens because you have no sense for aesthetics." a handsome mature voice agreed.

"Nobody asked you, Inari!" a young voice snapped at him.

Joker softly chuckled as she jumped up hopping on another ledge just as an agent that just arrived them spotted her. "There she is!"

"Shit!" Joker cursed as several agents ran out of the exit she intended to go into.

"Just run! Get out of there!" the girl voice guiding her urged her.

Joker nodded not saying anything ran down the other path to avoid the agents while the boyish voice from before told everyone. "Okay, the enemy's focused on her. Looks like the rest of us can slip away."

"Everyone remember where we're meeting up?" a new girl voice asked everyone.

"No worries, I can guide you all!" the guide said to them with a big grin.

Arriving at a big ledge Joker jumped up where several agents ran in cornering her before they transforming into black skinned monsters with blue masks, and glowing yellow eyes before another monster like them jumped behind her which she turned over nonchalantly. "Take 'em down Joker!"

"I'd plan too." Joker jumped up getting onto the back of the monster that was behind her, "Show me your true form!" She grabbed the mask ripping it straight off it's face jumping off as the monster stumbled around before it then transformed into a new monster which is a minotaur like butler with several arms roaring. "Time to give you a dance from hell you fiend!"

(Entering Battle!)

Joker was facing against the monster while the guide voiced over, "Comparing power levels... No threat. Get 'em, Joker!"

"Right!" Joker pulled her mask off raising it off as it shattered into a blue flame, "Come! Persona!"

An aspiration of a creature appeared above her before it attacked the monster landing a huge blow on it but it still held on. Not willing to back down the monster charged an attack, "Agidyne!" It fired a large blast of fire but Joker avoided the attack with a quick dodge before running forward readying a small dagger in her hand before calling, "Here you go!"

SLASH!

Joker was behind the monster after slashing through it as it roared before being turned into black smoke from being defeated. Joker grinned at this victory as the guide quickly told her, "Okay, pull out before their backup gets here!"

"Good. You defeated them with ease!" the boyish voice told Joker.

The guide soon detected something among the craziness. "More of them!? Be careful!"

Suddenly more agents appeared as one tried to attack with a electric baton but Joker did a back flip to dodge before jumping on a ledge, and jumped up again to a balcony where the guide called, "Joker, behind you! Go through that door!"

"Right!" Joker turned around running out into that door.

"You should be able to get out that way! Hurry!"

"Dude, can she even hear us!?" the boy voice that snapped before asked worried.

"Don't worry, I'm picking up everyone's voices. Just go, Joker!" She then paused, "Hm? Wait a sec! What the- I'm getting a weird reading heading your way! C'mon run!"

Joker nodded running down the path laid before her for her escape while listening to the conversations going on in her communicator.

"Tch! We got away from a bunch of those guys in black, but there're still loads more of 'em..." the snappy boy voice groaned in annoyance.

Entering a room Joker hid behind a box as an agent ran in which she can see through the glass window frustrated by the lack of finding her. "Where'd they go!? Damn it!" He then voiced in his ear piece, "I can't confirm the intruder's location." He ran down a hall at this allowing Joker to move only to see another agent.

"Up ahead! Stop! This is bad! Hide, Joker!" Joker moved hiding again while the guide voiced to her, "You'll never get away if you just keep fighting. Hide in the shadows, and sneak past when you see an opening!"

Joker moved up sneaking up in blurs while the agent voicing over asked, "...Hey, are you sure she came in this way?" He talked over before he soon nodded, "Understood. I will continue the search!"

He ran down the hall exposing the opening which the guide voiced to Joker, "Now's your chance! Make a run for it!" Joker ran up the stairs finding another agent in the hall which the guide groaned, "Ugh! How many more of them are there!?"

Joker quickly hide just as a calm boy voice asked, "Everything okay? The security level might rise if you take too much time."

"I know, I know! I'm looking for another route. Just hang on!" the guide told Joker before then grinning, "Oh, perfect timing! Joker, look up!" Joker looked seeing a ledge was there with a hook, "Can you use that thing and just fly over there?"

"Don't need to tell me twice." Joker grinned readying her wrist, and swung it triggering a hook rope locking on, and she was quickly pulled up to the ledge where she did a flip on the rope landing on the ledge with a grin, "Gotta thank gymnasts giving you pointers..."

"All right, go straight from there!"

Joker ran down the opening that was there at the ledge to escape at the end of the hall suddenly the guide yelled. "Joker-stop!"

"Huh?" Joker stopped looking around confused, "What's wrong, Oracle?"

"It's an enemy-right near you!"

"What-HOLY SHIT!" Joker quickly did a back flip when several of the monster agents popped up in front of her as she looked around finding herself surrounded.

"Even you can't take on this many-" Oracle gritted her teeth from this before pausing, "Huh!? Joker! That weird reading from earlier's closing in on you too!"

Hearing that she blinked before noticing a shadowy figure walking into the room from a door on the other side.

"I'll end this right now." mentioned a girl with red hair tied in a ponytail and red eyes wearing a black mask with silver highlights, a strapless black leotard, a chain belt with two silver roses motifs, and a scabbard for her rapier attached to it, a black choker and red gloves.

"Joker, it's her! She's the weird reading I've been getting!"

The other girl drew her rapier before throwing it into the air only to catch it and throw it into one of the monster agent's chest.

Joker glanced at that before turning back to the mysterious girl.

The monster agents staring at this ran over attacking her which she dodged moving gracefully on her feet her back turned before opening her eyes moving holding a gun as the rose motif glowed bending her back to her back firing from the gun killing the agent before making flipping around, and jumped up going over with a flip firing her gun again at another of the monster agents while Joker watched on impressed as she landed in front of her.

The girl walked over towards Joker. "My weak self relied on you so much..." As she said this the three remaining agents transformed into two tiger like warriors, and a large vulture. "That ends today." She kicks the rapier out of the agent's chest making it shatter into black mist before she catch it from the air, and turned to the remaining monsters. "Let's do this, senpai!"

"Oh hell yeah, this is gonna be sweet!" Joker grinned standing beside her.

(Entering battle!)

(Cue Theme: Take Over)

Both Joker, and the mysterious girl stand against the three transformed agents ready to battle.

"The enemy readings have decreased?"

"That's..."

One of the agents that had transformed into a red winged creature tried to strike the girl with wind only for her to easily jump aside.

"It's been a while since we last fought side-by-side." the girl mentioned. "But this time, it's my turn to come to your aid, senpai. Now let's win this!"

"I was thinking the same thing." Joker grinned.

Starting this off Joker ran forward with the knife slashing one of the tiger warriors while the second tries to slash Joker only for the mysterious girl to intercept blocking with her rapier before pushing him, and jumped above slashing the tiger warrior while the vulture tried to tackle them which they blocked, and Joker pulled out a pistol firing striking the vulture several times while the mysterious girl flipped above firing her gun at the two tiger warriors before Joker pulled her mask again summoning her 'Persona' which attacked one of the tiger warriors forcing it down.

"Cendrillon! Vorpal Blade!" the mysterious girl called pulling off her own mask that summoned a female warrior like aspiration attacking them forcing them on the floor.

(HOLD-UP!)

Both Joker, and the mysterious girl aimed there guns at the three before Joker called to her, "All-Out Attack!"

They jumped up attacking all over the three before the mysterious girl posed with the three being destroyed behind her back. "That's the landing!"

(Cue Theme: Life Will Change)

"I think... that's the last of them?" the girl asked turning to Joker.

"Yeah, it looks like it." Joker nodded.

"I genuinely have no clue what just happened, but I take it you're ok? Wait-Bad news! Enemy backup's headed your way! You need to book it, right now!"

"Please go. I'm going to make it harder for them to track you down." the girl told Joker. "... You still have something you need to do as a phantom thief, right?"

"Yeah, I do." Joker nodded to her kohai.

"Then I won't stop you." the girl mentioned turning around. "Since I'm not a member of the Phantom Thieves, I'm in no position to interfere."

She shakes her head before jumping on onto a set of vents reminding Joker, "However... please don't forget the promise we made, okay?"

"I won't forget even if you told me too." Joker said to her with a nod which the mysterious girl jumped off hearing that.

"Joker, you need to get outta there! Go go go!"

"Alright, I'm hurrying!" Joker continued her escape running out of the door.

"Go up the stars at the end of the path! Just a little more, so hang in there!"

Running up the stairs she scanned the hallway for guards running hiding at the side of a glass window peeking in to see everyone in the room is looking at the opposite direction she is in. "She's not alone! Find them and kill them all!" Seeing her chance she ran past the glass window avoiding there gaze while behind agents are catching up to her. Joker ran down the hall when she sees it, and slammed her way passed the door but finds herself on a balcony.

"Something wrong? The exit should be up ahead."

Joker looked forwards sees a large decorative window was there, "Through there?"

"Nnh...! That's just how it is. After that commotion, the bottom floor's-completely closed off. Hey can you make it!?"

"Couldn't have it another way." Joker grinned before hearing something turning around seeing the agents caught up to her.

"Over there!"

"There's no where to run!"

They aimed pistols to her as a way to intimidate her into surrendering. Rather then doing that Joker grinned, "Sorry boys, your gonna have to try harder if you want to catch me!" She moved making it look like she's jumping over the balcony shocking the agents before she revealed her true plan running on the railing of the balcony over to the decorative window. She jumped over to the railing before turning seeing the agents arrived with two taking the two sides to catch her before she grinned flipping the bird at them, "See ya, boys!"

She jumped crashing through the decorative window in a fashionly manner. As she did she flew out in front of the moon striking a small pose.

"What a showoff."

"You're so reckless. You know that?"

Joker smirked as she landed and rolled to the side. "That's why you love me."

She stood up only for dozens of bright lights to suddenly fill her vision as she shielded her eyes.

"Enemies, here!?"

"What's wrong!?"

"These readings... it can't be!"

"What happened!?"

"An ambush!?"

"Joker, can you handle this!?"

Joker grunted looking around.

"Joker!"

"Capture her!"

Joker quickly ran to avoid the many armed SWAT Guards. Eventually she jumped up grabbing a ladder quickly climbing up while the guards stopped staring above. She grinned turning up only to gasp seeing SWAT Guards intercepted her path from above before one smacked the bottom of his rifle on her as she cried out letting go, and landing hard on the ground where the Guards quickly swarmed pinning her down to the ground.

"Suspect secured!"

The officers cleared a way for an elite detective walking over, and knelled reaching down. "Didn't expect to find some kid. You have your teammate to thank for this. You were sold out." He grabbed her head before letting go walking away while the officers quickly cuffed her.

SNAP!

Screenshots of her in different positions were shown as she stared at the camera now in a High School Uniform made for girls.

Later...

Joker found herself unconscious in a chair with an empty syringe on the ground near her as a shadow approached.

"Guess the drug was too strong..." mentioned a male voice. "Wake her up."

One guard throw water on her as she groaned waking up coughing slowly raising her face showing it's bruised beaten looking around.

"No dozing off." spoke the man near her who has a cold no remorse look at her.

Noticing she's cuffed she struggled against it from her chair.

"You still don't get it, do you?" she glared exhausted at the man who readied, "Give it up!" He gave a forward kick knocking her, and the chair down as she coughed a bit from the force before he placed a foot on her head. "Come on, cooperate. Or what, do you want another shot?"

Joker grunted from the force coughing a little before looking with her eyes eyeing the camera at the corner which the man sees her gazing at.

"Huh? What about the camera?" the man questioned before grabbing her hair. "Are you thinking it could be used as video evidence?"

Joker just glared at him but didn't say anything.

"Didn't you hear my question?" the man asked throwing her to the ground before kicking her stomach. "Answer!"

Joker's eyes widened slightly as she coughed and gasped from being kicked while the man walked as another man handed him a clipboard.

"Obstruction of justice, blackmail, defamation, possession of weapons..." the man read. "Manslaughter too, yeah? Talk about the works."

Joker glared at him despite in pain as he continued, "To think that all those crimes were led by a punk like this... And you seemed to be enjoying every second of it... huh?"

'Was... I really enjoying... Agh, damn it, I can't remember... what did these assholes do to me...?' Joker tried to think but her mind is really hazy.

The man shook her head. "...You should know your place." He nodded his head to a guard who walked over, and uncuffed her as she slowly sat up now freed raised a hand rubbing her face groaning from the effects of the drug before being forced up as the man showed her the clipboard, "Sign here. It's a confession under your name."

Joker stared before glaring at the man, "Go fuck yourself, I ain't writing jack shit." She smacked the clipboard away from her which isn't much as her strength had waned.

"I see... I need your hand to sign this. But..." He stood up before slamming down his foot on one of her knees.

"AHH! SON OF A BITCH!" she screamed holding her knee from the pain that flared in her leg from this action.

"I don't care what happens if you lose a leg." the man stated coldly not in the mood to waste more time with this troublemaker.

Joker glared at him from this before taking the clipboard, "Alright fine... I'll sign."

The man took a pen out of his pocket before leaning in close to her. "Don't expect to walk out of here in one piece. We're going to make you understand... One must take full responsibility for their actions..."

Frowning Joker slowly took the pen before looking at the clipboard as she slowly signed her name.

Akari Kurusu

Outside of the room...

A middle-aged woman was walking down the hall with gray hair, and black lipstick wearing a black officer suit holding a folder with a serious expression intending to confront a certain young woman about this predicament. A man in a suit with glasses turned noticing her.

"Excuse me, but this area's off..." the man started.

"I'm Niijima, from the Public Prosecutor's Office." the woman explained calmly.

"The Prosecutor's Office? What business do you have here?" the man questioned.

"Just let me through; it's urgent. There's something I need to confirm with the subject." Niijima explained.

"Niijima-san, I believe this case is no longer under your jurisdiction." the man told her. "Besides-"

"Are you Prosecutor Sae Niijima?" an older detective walked from behind as she turned to her, "I just got off the phone with her director. Hurry and get it over with. To be frank, you're being an inconvenience."

Hearing her phone ringing Niijima answered it where a older voice sighed. "I thought I ordered you to stand by."

"I'm responsible for this case, yet I'm not even allowed an interrogation!?" Niijima pointed out to him.

"I'm calling because I knew you'd bring it up." the director clarified towards her.

"I will not be convinced unless I confirm it for myself." Niijima stated to her boss simply. "This is MY case."

Sighing more the director told her, "Good luck to you then. I won't be expecting much though..." He then hanged up which she pocketed her phone satisfied.

"Ah, Prosecutor. I forgot to mention something important." the older detective told her. "Your time will be cut short. We can't permit you to talk to her long."

Niijima frowned hearing that.

"It's for your own sake." the older detective explained. "Her methods are unknown. After all, we don't know if its safe to simply meet and speak with her."

"... I understand." Niijima nodded.

With that Niijima walked forward as the officer guiding the door stepped aside as she entered the room walking in sitting down in front of the suspect's chair, and when she sees her face nearly puked at what she's seeing.

Joker or known by her real name Akari looked absolutely horrible. Otherside from various bruises on her face she also has blood down her lip, and looked really bad almost in a big daze or a big night of having a hangover.

"... I didn't expect it'd be you." Niijima admitted seeing Akari as she sat opposite her at a table. "You'll be answering my questions this time."

Akari groaned before weakly looking up at her while Niijima noticed the syringe.

"Those bastards... Can you hear me? It seems you've been through a lot." she told Akari.

Akari slowly rubbed her head, "Those faggots... they done something to me..."

"Almost anything can happen here... and I can't stop them." Niijima brought up to her as a way to make sure Akari knows she's not in any danger for the time being. "That's why I need you to answer me honestly. I don't have much time either." She then throws some questions at her, "What was your objective? Why did you cause such a major incident?"

"Why are you wasting time with a High Schooler like me?" Akari asked her rubbing her head.

"I didn't think it was a prank from the get-go, but I couldn't assemble a case for prosecution." Niijima answered that question before adding, "It's because I couldn't figure out the method behind it."

"Well of course you don't... Your not a Phantom Thief to know how we work in the shadows." Akari stated to her.

"Hmm, true." Niijima agreed with a nod giving Akari that for a win. "There's no way I could be convinced of such a... "world" just by reading the reports."

Akari held her face again still looking dazed, "Wait... what was I...?" The drug's effect seems to have taken an effect on her mind not seeming to remember what's going on.

"It seems you're coherent." Niijima noted. "When and where did you find out about that world? How is it even possible to steal another's heart? Now, tell me your account of everything. ...Start from the very beginning."

Akari looked at her before then nodding, "Alright... But before we talk, let me ask you something you should know. Do you know why I am here in this city?"

"I'm familiar with your situation, but that isn't what we're here to discuss. We're here to discuss your actions as a Phantom Thief." Niijima told her.

"Oh believe me that is the catalyst." Akari stated simply to her. "The catalyst why I became a Phantom Thief."

Niijima looked at her before frowning. "Alright, then why don't you start by telling me how it all began."

Akari nodded at that before she noticed a blue butterfly as she heard a voice.

"...You are held captive. A prisoner of fate to a future that has been sealed in advance. This is truly an unjust game... Your chances of winning are almost none. But if my voice is reaching you, there may yet be a possibility open to you... I beg you. Please overcome this game... and save the world... The key to your victory lies within the memories of your bonds-the truth that you and your friends grasped. It all began that day... when the game was started half a year ago... For the sake of your world's future... as well as your own... you must remember..."

Akari stared before looking at Niijima, and said to her, "To put it simply... I was framed."

"Framed?" Niijima inquired hearing that before frowning.

"You, and your buddies pretty much heard of it by now." Akari stated to her before recalling, "'An adolescent girl assaulted a politician, and got sued'..." She then sneered in anger, "That is all really a bunch of bullshit." She looked at Niijima, "The true story is that is more complicated then you think. The truth is, I hurt him unintentionally... I didn't mean to do it, but he had pressed charges on me cause of that."

"I'll be honest, that sounds like the kind of excuse you would make based on your previous criminal record." Niijima mentioned. "If you're going to sit there and pass the blame along to someone else then I'm afraid we won't have much to discuss."

Akari only glared at her which startled Niijima. "If you come to listen to my story, then you better hear things truthfully before you start saying that." She then sighed relaxing, "I'm sorry... All the bullshit that happened after that had really messed me up... No-one listened to my side of the story all taking his word only as I was beneath him... I'm fucking sick of that." She looked at Niijima at that, "That is one of the reasons why I became a Phantom Thief, I had it with people being like that."

Niijima's eyes widened slightly. "You've been through quite a bit, alright. Let's start from the beginning and I'll decide for myself after hearing what you have to say."

Akari nodded placing her head in her hand trying to remember the full story.

Ulrich362: It sounds like Akari has quite the story, but how did a schoolgirl become such a terrible criminal? What events led to her being interrogated by this woman, Niijima?

bopdog111: It all rides on the story she will tell to her. Of course is it believable, or would it be something that isn't true?

Ulrich362: That's something we'll have to wait and see... though it sounds like it started with Akari being framed? It's going to be quite the tale, see you in the next chapter.

bopdog111: Be sure to review!