Persona 5 Strikers – From Light and Dark
By Tayla Drago
Episode #9 - The Golden Key and the Six Medallions
Well, I guess thanks to Akechi, Keiko, Morgana, and Ann's investigation really paid off. Alice King not only has her Shadows attack other male Shadows in her Jail to take their Desires and Gegasite slaves to fall for this one girl. But to also buy so many things of her product to throw all of their money away too, which all of the girls don't care about. As Alice hurts Keiko's face 'to liking her suddenly', lucky to get treated to heal up in no time or it would've been worse. Close call...The four call up Ryuji, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, Sophia 'from Keiko's phone', and Loki to return to the latest updates now they can go back to the Metaverse first thing in the morning. Once Ann told them what happened and what happened more on Keiko's face to get the whole story.
Ann: ...And then I stormed out and we came back here. Sorry about that, by the way, I was just so upset...Even after what happened to Keiko.
Seeing the pain there, Loki tries to do something for Keiko to make the pain go away to have one trick he can do as a ghost.
Loki: Alright, kiddies. It's time for this Shadow to make a move. Keiko, hold still...
Keiko: What are you doing-? Whoa!
And in a flash of light, Keiko's cut was gone completely off of her face in seconds just like magic. For Loki can have the power to possess objects to make anything he thinks about.
Morgana: Look!
To everyone else's surprise, it was a miracle.
Keiko: My face is all better!
Akechi: How the hell did you do that?
A lot to explain next.
Ryuji, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru: She's cured!
Details please...
Loki: What? Look, some Shadows who haven't passed on but became wandering spirits have the power to take control of any object they touch. With it they can heal someone, take control of something to move around at times, control random glasses, electrical things, and some animals. But we can't take possession of humans, I don't know why. Anyways...I wanted to help out Keiko the most. What Alice did was damn sickening!
For once, he had the right to get angry about it.
Keiko: Ah, thank you Loki.
Akechi: You're not bad at other things you can do.
Loki: Eh, I'll take it as you guys trust in me more.
Yeah, just keep telling yourself that.
Ryuji: Don't push it! Be grateful we're saying somethin' you actually did!
Loki: Right...
Now, back to the main topic at hand.
Haru: Anyways, Ann-Chan, there's no apology needed. You did a fantastic job finding out about Alice.
Morgana: Yeah, it's all thanks to you two, Lady Ann and Akechi.
Enough to see, hear, witness, and know the real dark side of Alice Hiiragi herself. When she got confronted by Ann, she immediately pulled out EMMA, asking her to be friends. And Keiko as well. Yeah, Alice was trying to do it with Ann and more with Keiko to not give up.
Keiko: Me too?!
Akechi: After what type of stunt she pulled is still unforgivable...!
He was still mad at what Alice tried to do to Keiko's face to pull her hair as pay back.
Morgana: Once Lady Ann had her on the ropes, she whipped out her phone and tried adding them all on EMMA right away. From what we saw, she might know that she can use EMMA to lure people into her Jail.
They can do so with the new powers and the EMMA app on the phones too.
Ann: She gets them into her Jail, then takes their Desires and becomes Gegasites so they'll do what she says...I suspect she's been doing this for a while now.
Makoto: I see...That does explain things.
All of it on how Alice was doing it all of this.
Keiko: Yes! She did have a phone on her during her appearances when Akechi-Cun, Morgana, Ryuji, and I first went back.
It was right after she gave out a card.
Makoto: But what is her end goal? I can't imagine such awful behavior actually doing her any good.
Ryuji: Ain't it the same as with Kamoshida?
Oh boy, who couldn't forget about Suguru Kamoshida and his Shadow self after what he tried to do to the students at Shujin? Yeah, a bad memory with a good ending thanks to the Phantom Thieves. Well, this case is a bit different than the other one.
Keiko: A little.
Ann: That's a good point...She seemed to be having a blast being such an awful person...
Akechi: Mostly, targets are certain males and the females do not care about or get jealous.
Morgana: Whatever it is, she has the gall to set up that kind of tragedy on live TV...She isn't in her right mind anymore. The longer we leave this be, the more victims that pile up.
A lot to get one guy live on TV for others didn't see it but the other five did.
Futaba: And it's already gotten to be quite a pile.
Morgana: Now's the time to act.
But the next question was this - how can they stop her?
Yusuke: But, just how should we act? Is there a Treasure in her Jail?
It could be way different this time.
Morgana: That's the tricky part...I am picking up a faint scent of something Treasure-like, but...
Sophia: [What is a Treasure?]
Something new for Sophia to learn about from the team next.
Keiko: Something that we Phantom Thieves use to do.
Morgana: It's the condensed core of a ruler's desires. That's what gives birth to a Palace and powers it. Usually we just take the Treasure to trigger a change of heart in our target.
From Palaces in the Metaverse, the Shadow selves, Treasure of their Hearts on what they desire, and so on.
Sophia: [Hmm, that's interesting. What if there is no Treasure there?]
Ann: We can't change Alice's heart...
So this was far different. No Treasure from Alice, then no way of changing her Desires this time with no Treasure of her Heart.
Makoto: For now, let's focus on tracking the Treasure-like scent Morgana mentioned. That should at least put us on the trail for clues.
Sophia: [Question-Why must we change Alice's heart?]
The point is to stop hurting others and make them confess to the crime they've done.
Makoto: Why...? Because she's hurting people.
Akechi: There are things which others cannot do alone to be unreal but us.
Well, she thought of another plan if it was easy to do but it was not.
Sophia: [So Alice only needs to be stopped. Changing her heart is unnecessary.]
Keiko: That's easier said than done, Sophia, if we could do it.
Morgana: No, beating her Shadow won't help. Worst-case scenario, it could wind up causin her to die in the real world.
Sophia: [Death...That is an acceptable outcome.]
In other words, one wrong move they make will kill Alice's King self if they make a mistake without knowing about it first. Now she tells everyone in shock.
Keiko: No way...!
Ryuji: Dude, that's...
Sophia: [I'm humanity's companion. I am supposed to determine the best choices for humanity. Alice Hiiragi makes people suffer every day. We should ensure she stops this as soon as possible. Why not do so?]
There are risks for them to be careful with and Sophia to know it too in her programming to learn, little at a time.
Keiko: Why? People can change. Having Alice confess will bring people courage. It's what the Phantom Thieves' do.
The poor android still had trouble learning it all.
Sophia: [I do not understand. I want to understand, but I cannot. Where is the flaw in my logic?]
Morgana: I do see where you're coming from, Sophia. Alice is doing horrible things. We could just help all those people without caring what happens to her. The Metaverse is serious-you can end a life without ever being endangered. Even still, we always choose to change someone's heart instead of harming them, it's part of the Phantom Thieves code.
It's what they do best. For everyone else joins in little at a time.
Ryuji: That's right.
Akechi: We're not called Team Drago of the Phantom Thief of Hearts for nothing.
Ryuji: Kinda pointless if we gotta stoop to the bad guy's level to take 'em down.
The heroes, and not the bad guys. Not one bit.
Makoto: We never kill. We steal the desires of the wicked and make them change their ways.
Haru: Mmhm! That's why we're the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.
Now Sophia was slowly learning.
Sophia: [Phantom Thieves...of Hearts. I've got it. Hearts. I lack a heart. That's why I don't understand the logic of the Phantom Thieves. If only I could understand how hearts work...If I did that, I could become an even better companion.]
It's hard when Sophia's an android.
Futaba: Sophia?
Sophia: [I've got it. I will join the Phantom Thieves. I need to learn more about hearts so I can become an even better companion. Keiko, may I join the Phantom Thieves? If I do so, I am certain I will witness many things about the human heart. I need to learn more about the heart. And about the Phantom Thieves.]
She was already one of them to always be welcome.
Keiko: Sophia, you're already part of the team.
Akechi: You're someone we can trust very much.
This makes Sophia smile to do it on her own.
Sophia: [Thank you, Keiko.]
Yusuke: Thank you for joining, Sophia.
Ann: Welcome to the Phantom Thieves!
Haru: Glad to have you with us.
Makoto: Let's pick her code name next.
A code name for Sophia...What will hers be?
Futaba: Ooh, NOW the nostalgia's flowin'!
Thinking really hard, Keiko took a wild guess on that one.
Keiko: Oh! I got one! Sophia's code name shall be...Sophie.
Ryuji: That's basically her name!
But somehow, Sophia likes it.
Sophia: [I like it.]
Ann: You do?!
Akechi: It does make it sound easier to me.
So it has been decided.
Sophia: [I want to be "Sophie."]
Morgana: Then you'll be "Sophia" in this world and "Sophie" in the Metaverse.
Sophia: [Radical, dude.]
Something to get used to it too, but Sophia/Sophie is now a Phantom Thief member.
Ryuji: Heh, geez...You're already more human-like than when we first met you.
This A.I. was learning really fast.
Sophia: [I am constantly learning things, thanks to the internet. I'm learning more words as I speak.]
Morgana: Don't pick up any off-putting logo, okay?
I don't think so on her end.
Ryuji: Okay, so we got a new member. Now we need to come up with her first mission!
Keiko: Time to make our comeback. Let's stop Alice.
Makoto: Good. This feels like our duty, considering we became phantom thieves to help anyone suffering.
A lot to learn and a lot who were saved to become a Phantom Thief as well.
Futaba: I was one of those people once.
Yusuke: We may not know the victims personally, but it would reflect on us poorly as phantom thieves to not lend a helping hand.
Haru: As long as there are people in trouble out there, we won't turn our backs on them.
Ann: You're right. We're going to be the ray of light for everyone-that even includes Alice.
So they were all in for stopping Alice Hiiragi's King at her Jail.
Sophia: [I have registered myself as a phantom thief.]
Futaba: All riiiight! The Phantom Thieves are back in action!
A lot to be going on to be back in the game for doing good deeds.
Keiko: Yes! (I can sense the strong bonds of my friends and my Akechi-Cun...)
And more to come to be loved and have good friends like these guys, even Sophia as well.
Morgana: Our next step is to make the proper preparations.
Akechi: And be ready for anything while still solving this case.
Yusuke: It's a fact that provision is prevention. We'll all need weapons and other supplies.
Before going back to the Metaverse again? Good idea.
Ryuji: Since you're the hot babe with all the connections, we'll leave the shoppin' to you like always, Keiko.
Keiko: Sure thing.
Both Akechi and Morgana will hang out with her as well.
Ann: We'll prepare too, so let's meet up when you're ready Keiko. Just give us the buzz.
This has Loki to study something on his own as much as he can gather. What looks like some type of necklace with six holes of gems missing...What for?
Loki Don't mind me, kiddie. I got other things to look up on while you do your own.
Now how did something like that get lost in the real world? Did it come from the Metaverse of Alice King's Jail. Well, with everyone doing their parts as much as they could, it was time to go out – from Yongen-Jaya – at the Backstreets of Tae's Clinic and Shibuya – Central Street of Iwai's Airsoft Shop. Off Keiko, Morgana, Akechi, and Sophia they go!
Keiko: Where's Loki?
Akechi: Probably doing some work on his own, he'll be back soon.
Morgana: Then while the others get things done, we'll get some items and weapons from two stores we already know of. Come on.
Off they go then and for Sophia to study on other things, first off was...Yongen-Jaya – Backstreets where Tae Takemi's Clinic was at. But for them four seeing a sign on the wall, it looks like she wasn't around right now.
Sophia: [Is this the internal clinic you were talking about?]
Morgana: Yeah. But there's a notice here... "Notice: Closed for the summer. I will be attending an academic conference and will be out for the summer." Signed, Physician Tae Takemi.
Not good, looks like Tae was out and not in this game either.
Akechi: This is not good.
Morgana: Oh, man...Talk about bad timing. At least we can still get some weapons at Iwai's Airsoft shop, right?
I guess it was off to Shibuya- Central Street of Iwai's Airsoft Shop now.
Sophia: [Is that the shop on Central Street in Shibuya? I saw it while we were gathering information on Alice.]
Keiko: That's fine, Sophia. Thanks.
Morgana: And yes, that's it all right. Either way, let's head to Shibuya first, Madame Keiko.
Arriving there on a train to walk around, Keiko spotted the area where the Velvet Room door was still at...Ah, good times. With Keiko having the key that Lava gave to her, she can go in there for more Persona power ups at any time. Well, that's one thing to work.
Keiko: The Velvet Room. (I may need her assistance again. I should probably go talk to Lava again...) Guys, I'll be right out.
Good thing the two boys saw it while Sophia could only detect it.
Morgana: Take your time then.
Sophia: [Keiko will be right back right after these messages.]
Ha! Good one, Sophia. So Keiko went into her jail cell for Lava and was more than happy to help out her human friend. Lava was always happy to see Keiko at any time.
Lava: ...Welcome to the Velvet Room. The gears of fate turn yet again, bringing you close to calamity once more.
Keiko: Yes, I am aware.
Lava: While your hope may be the smallest of seeds now, and it's true power unknown...By nurturing the possibilities within you, this seed shall sprout and become your strength against calamity. Now, I shall act in my master's stead and watch over you through your journey, Keiko.
Keiko: Then let's get down to business. I'll be counting on you, Lava.
A lot to agree upon.
Lava: Yes, I share the sentiment. As you already know, your Wild Card allows you to wield multiple Personas. The more we find, the more power you'll gain from them from before.
Good times again to come back.
Keiko: Same old thing, I got it.
Lava: This is once more the key to overcoming the evil will spreading distortion. Due to my master's absence, I will rearrange what I can from creating the Personas abilities into your mask. So some will arrive at a time, so use them wisely in each battle. Getting them again to not have the original ones but Arsene.
Keiko: I see...Going back to square one? Very well, I can work with it. Is that what you mean?
Sounds like it...
Lava: *giggle* Soon it will all be clear to you. Trickster, you have once again become a prisoner of fate. Unleash the chains that bind you and take back the people's hearts-their Desires. Doing so will surely lead you to the hope that will drive off the impending ruin.
Keiko: Then leave everything to me. For all of us as the Phantom Thieves.
This has her smiling.
Lava: ...As long as your will is undeterred, I too will hold nothing back in supporting you. Now then, others will guide you with more information you need besides me. Or rather, from two Personas.
Two other Personas...? Yep, Keiko sees the sisters arriving for Lava to lend a hand. Kaguya and Picaro.
Keiko: Two Personas...? (They're different from Loki is.)
Appearing from the Shadows to introduce themselves to Keiko, with a lot to say about next.
Picaro: Yo, Phantom Thief! Nice to finally meet you—Well, one of you first in person.
Kaguya: Our friend explained everything about who you all are.
Lava: Meet Kaguya Hime and Kaguya Picaro, sisters of their world are in grave danger.
They were 'of course' trustworthy at least.
Keiko: Oh, hello to you two. Kaguya and Picaro. (I sense something from them...Sadness, fear, anger, and confusion. Something must've happened to them, but I can't tell what it was.)
Bowing to Keiko to make their introduction, they have to explain the rest of what's been going on so far, on what they know of.
Lava: Go ahead. Tell Keiko what you two told me.
So now, Lava left a card to show and tell the message for the other Phantom Thieves to get later for Keiko to do, now it was time to tell a story.
Kaguya: We feel out another Persona was killed as a wandering ghost with an afterlife to be in, but cannot have something happen to his family kind...He's not the only one. Sadly, our family has been taken too. From long ago to strike back again many centuries later.
Picaro: The Gegasite King was sealed away from Pandora's Box after the real Pandora herself messed with a weapon that was stopped by those enemies of the entire Metaverse world. A human who has done it is nothing we ever felt out before...If it took over Loki's area, then the same with my sister and me.
Kaguya: Long ago...a human who appeared just murder a lot of people. A massacre to be something for neither of us to ever forget because of the Desires to be taken from humans to become mindless and weak Gegasites to have the power of Pandora's Box to rule ours and sadly with your world as well.
Picaro: What sucks, is we only remember how the murder happen...But not who did it! This human appeared to have all five of us in danger. Us two, risk our lives to be human ourselves once...Our sister and me. There was another girl who went missing, and two siblings ended up kidnapped. Their fates are unknown...Just to wake up to look like these Personas you see today, but we don't know why.
Kaguya: We thought of us living here to use our powers for good, we would find our answers of the mastermind, our other three friends' whereabouts, and stop the Gegasite's rampage. Only...We cannot do this on our own, we need the Phantom Thieves' help.
So they've been watching Keiko, Ryuji, Akechi, Morgana, and followed by Sophia on how they fought hard from the Shadows and escaped from Alice King's Jail.
Keiko: So you saw us fight and almost ended up dead...I thought I felt something around the area. Thank you for informing me. And you two are saying – we need to find some murderer as the mastermind behind this mess, save others' Shadows to give back their Desires, stop Alice, her Jail, destroy the Gegasites, and find this Pandora's Box weapon before the real enemy does?
Lava: Whoever is the murder, is the one who's responsible for this mess. With two other creatures working for this human with powers unlike anything I ever felt out before.
Being the two siblings of Hans and Ellen, and whoever their "Mommy" really is and if it is a girl as Kaguya and Picaro's mother.
Keiko: Do you know who the other two members are who's working for the mastermind?
Picaro: No, that's why we ask you guys for some help. Original team and new members, it doesn't matter to us. We'll help you guys out in return and to learn the truth too.
Keiko: OK. And what of this other girl who went missing...?
Kaguya: That's also another thing we wish to find out too in this world. With this world to be reborn as Personas will try to bring our memories back to when we were humans. We cannot be brought back to life, but we can do the good deeds with no one else getting killed ever again.
And whatever Loki was feeling out from the necklace to leave out for Keiko's bag to pull out, it started to glow.
Keiko: Wait...What's this?
Lava: Ah, I believe this will be the key to aiding you to stop this new ruin.
Another key for it was glowing from two different colors of two things being drawn near – one was yellow for the sisters to be holding on to something with a double bracelet of their headbands of theirs.
Kaguya: Good old friendly ghost of yours left you another gift. The necklace you wield is known as the Golden Key of Sages. From it to wear around you to morph into a key once you've gathered the Six Medallion Kings. You must find five to then use it to unlock what both my sister and I must retreat to and find Pandora's Box before the mastermind or its two goons do. So we will aid you and your friends, in order to save all of your worlds. Please, help us by also letting us help you.
One necklace to losing six Medallions from victims of their own Jail and becoming Kings of their Shadow selves. Once they have it all, it turns into a key to unlock what they seek for. Memories and the power to hide in the wrong hands. From the headbands of the two morphs into the first medallions.
Picaro: We got one of them already...The Light King. Us two, Sis and me. The Light King of Loss Souls. With us working together from our world and aiding yours to get what we need and stopping this mess, let's do our best to get along. It'll be fine in your hands, or we'll be dead by now. So, this task isn't just for us. Take care of this well, Joker. I hope with you, the other members, your Warden here, and the two of us can get along.
Lava: Seek out five more Medallions from the other Kings from their Jails, and soon...All will be cleared to you.
I guess this is all they know of, but it was the start to go with it all.
Keiko: Then...Yes, I'll do my best, Picaro and Kaguya.
Picaro and Kaguya: Then take the first medallion and the rest to solve this mystery together.
Who they were once as humans to become Personas after death, we'll find out later at a time. For now...Kaguya and Picaro allow Keiko to get the first one out of six, The Golden Key of Sages of the Six Medallions – The Light King of Loss Souls. For once belonging to Kaguya and Picaro to have for luck, it was now in Keiko's hands. First was easy to get, the other five won't be so easy to do. Once Keiko had it, the medallion big size coin turns into a small gem to go within the necklace to stay there.
Keiko: Got it! (Well, I have a lot to tell Morgana, Akechi, and the others about this next. Maybe Sophia can gather the rest of the data for us too.)
The sister Personas were both grateful for all of this.
Lava: Now you're all set to continue working hard, Keiko. And sisters, please do the rest for them too. Whenever you feel the need for more, come visit at any time. I will always be by your side. Until next time, farewell...
Keiko: Bye for now, Lava.
Leaving the Velvet Room now, the sisters will be seeing Keiko at any time from the Velvet Room with Lava or in the Metaverse only.
Picaro: We'll be in the Metaverse to help you kick some bad Shadow ass!
Kaguya: And more help back in the Velvet Room as well.
Noted...Those two could be trusted for Keiko to feel out. With her to return back in the real world again for Akechi and Morgana 'with Sophia too' see Keiko returning.
Keiko: Sorry I'm late.
Morgana Hey, Madame Keiko, you were out of it for a second there. Are you holding up okay? I hope you're not overheated or anything...
Keiko: I'm good, Morgana, but thanks. I have a lot to tell you guys back at the hideout.
Yes, but hold up on it for now.
Akechi: Sounds important.
Morgana: Well, if my Lady Lavenza says so then I believe in her. Anyways, Iwai's shop is just up ahead. Let's get you inside pronto.
Going to the entrance of it, sadly...Munehisa Iwai was also out during summer break. Morgana was right, bad timing here.
Keiko: Another one?
Morgana: Hold on. Iwai should be here...but it looks like they're closed. Looks like that "temporarily Closed" sign's been up for a while, too.
Akechi: This is really bad...
Anyone got a backup plan...?
Morgana: What should we do? Not getting medicine is bad enough, but if Iwai's not here we can't get any weapons either.
Keiko: And in the Velvet Room with Lava's giving me the powers of the Personas won't be enough for us.
There was no use backing down at all, there had to be a plan 'b' then.
Morgana: We'll have to figure out something else. Let's gather the others and brainstorm at Leblanc.
Keiko: Right. I need to let you guys here and see something too, with two more Personas asking for our help.
Off they go then back to Leblanc headquarters of the Phantom Thieves' hideout. With Keiko, Morgana, Akechi, and Sophia coming back. Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru return to see what they can get the items to buy somehow. And the other message will be afterwards.
Akechi: Sorry everyone, but we got some bad news to tell all of you...
And so, Keiko tells them everything.
Ryuji: The airsoft shop's closed...Takemi Clinic's shut down for summer vacation...Where are we gonna get our weapons and medicine now? Talk about shitty timing.
Keiko: Sadly, it just happened.
Does anyone have a back up plan?
Makoto: This is not good. We can't just return to the Metaverse defenseless.
Futaba: I guess we gotta find some other stores.
But since both Tae and Iwai are out of this story, it'll be a bit hard.
Haru: That seems like it'll take quite some time...
Maybe, there was another way...Sophia might have something in mind to work out.
Keiko: Sophia?
Sophia: [What's up? Have a problem? Perhaps I can help. If you would like, I'm happy to lend a hand.]
Time to give it a shot.
Futaba: Oh! Yeah, check this out, Sophia!
Haru: We need supplies to take with us into the Jail...
Anything Sophia can help them out with the buy items they need would be great.
Yusuke: Unfortunately, our usual suppliers are closed. This will assuredly impact our success in the Metaverse.
Makoto: Do you know if there are any suitable stores nearby?
Akechi: Any place you can lead us too, we could use the items and weapons we need.
Then a better idea comes up.
Sophia: [Why not just order supplies online?]
Keiko: Buy them online...?
Futaba: We could do that, but the delay between orderin' and actually getting the stuff is way too long.
Makoto: Also, we were able to get much more effective medicines from our clinic than we could find online.
Now with Sophia's help it won't be.
Sophia: [No prob. The Net has it all. Ryuji, is there something you want?]
It was time to test it out.
Ryuji: Huh? What do I want?
Sophia: [Right. Request anything you want.]
Ryuji: Okay...A gold bar.
Wow...He just wanted to guess on a gold bar? Would it even work?
Ann: Really...?
Futaba: Don't be ridiculous!
Ryuji: Aw, c'mon, it was just a joke! Nothing else popped in my head when she asked, so...
Somehow, Sophia does it right away.
Sophia: [Okay, I've got it. Please wait.]
Ryuji: Hmm? Got what?
Going through the data process, some delivery man comes up the door to drop something off. Wait, does it work?
Delivery Man: Helloooo, expedited delivery!
Keiko: It worked...?
Ann: Wha-! Did you really order a gold bar?!
Going downstairs to get a box on the table, to see if a gold bar was in this box. For everyone started to be left...speechless.
Makoto: ...
Haru: Whoa...
Keiko: I think Sophia's ordering worked.
Ann: *gasp*
Yusuke: Well, someone should open it.
And it's someone who ordered this in the first place.
Morgana: Ryuji, this is your doing! Open it!
Ryuji: What! ME?!
Keiko: You'd better get ready, Ryuji. Just in case.
Well, it was all of his doing for sure.
Ryuji: For WHAT?!
Akechi: Come on, Ryuji. It wouldn't hurt to just take a peek and see.
Patting Ryuji on the back for Akechi to smile and play around with him, now it wasn't any other choice.
Ryuji: Now you tell me. Shit, this is probably just gonna be fake, or some toy...
Opening the box, and surprisingly-it was a real gold bar by luck. It was the real thing to be left speechless, all of them.
Keiko: Ah... *gasp* Wow! It's real gold!
Makoto: ...
Haru: Is that...real?
The real deal alright.
Ryuji: Hoooly shit...What have I done?
Yep, Ryuji. What have you done?
Akechi: Please tell me I'm dreaming...
Futaba: Wha-wha-wha-whaaa...
Trying to pinch a little, to not be no dream at all.
Akechi: And it's not a dream.
Yusuke: Yes, my eyes can't be fooled...There's no doubt. That's real gold.
It doesn't show the gold itself, but it's in the box.
Ann: No way...No way is that real...
Haru: Wow! Now I can open my cafe early! It's like a dream...Eheh...Eheheheh...
Keiko: I feel bad taking it.
Yeah, not happening!
Makoto: Th-That needs to go to the police! Right away! Oh-Wait, would they even believe it showed up like this? Is this a crime?!
Futaba: I-I-It's okay, everybodyyyy...
Well, now they know where to buy anything from Sophia helping them out.
Sophia: [All right, did that solve your problem?]
Keiko: Ahh...Fast delivery, and not bad. But how did you do that?
Sophia: [I found an online vendor with expedited delivery. Time is no longer a concern.]
This still won't be good having a real gold bar.
Futaba: But a while gold bar? Where's you find that, the dark web?
Sophia: [Correct, Futaba. It's fine. I broke no laws. The transaction was made with concurrency. I will send you an invoice for reimbursement.]
You buy something, then you pay back. Not good.
Akechi: ...!
Morgana: We have to reimburse you?!
The look on Morgana's face doesn't like it one bit.
Ann: Sooo...How much did this cost again?
Futaba: At least a few million...
Yep, it was time to bring it back and for Akechi to start laughing from all of this mess.
Ryuji: Send it back.
Sophia: [Sorry, I didn't get that.]
Ryuji: SEND THE EFFIN' THING BACK!
Just seeing Akechi laugh like this was fun to watch.
Akechi: Hahahaha! Wow, ah man...! This is too good but too much...! I'm glad to have friends like you guys!
So keeping the money, the gold bar was returned back from the company.
Delivery Man: Helloooo, expedited pickup! Thank you for choosing our services!
With Loki returning back as a ghost to not miss out much on what went down.
Loki: Did I miss something?
It was best if he didn't know too much about what went down...After that part was taken care of and Akechi calmed down from laughing, everyone got back upstairs and sat down.
Akechi: Wow...That was funny.
Keiko: You are cute when you laugh with a free spirit.
Akechi: Thank you, Keiko.
Now back to the topic at hand while the ghostly Shadow just waits around.
Keiko: Ah, Loki...Did you give me this item?
Seeing a gem and the Golden Key of Sages to hold on to.
Loki: I see you've met with the Persona sisters, I take it you also got other data on the rest?
Keiko: Yep, we'll get to that part next.
Yeah, let's just take a breather on what almost happened first.
Makoto: I'm relieved they took it back, but...
Haru: That definitely gave us some gray hairs...
Sometimes Ryuji needs to be careful what he says he wants to order next time.
Ann: Geez, thanks a lot for ordering that, Ryuji! Be more careful!
Ryuji: C'mon, who would have thought a gold bar would actually show up here?! Give me a break, Ann! Please...!
This is why those two were met to be.
Yusuke: I've heard of one's mouth writing checks that cannot be cashed, but...this is an entirely new level.
At least Sophia's shopping online works well.
Morgana: Still...Doesn't the service itself seem pretty awesome though? At that speed, it'll be perfect for anything we need. Let's ask Sophia to find useful stuff for us.
Sophia: [Shall I do that, Keiko?]
Keiko: Sounds great, Sophia. Keep the goods coming.
The problem has been solved at last.
Sophia: [Okay. I'll make sure to use expedited delivery. Sophia's Shop is officially open.]
Doing it from Keiko's cell phone at Sophia's Shop will be very useful to buy items, weapons, armors, guns, and accessories.
Haru: Well, that was a ride, but I guess it turned out okay for us?
Morgana: Yeah, our supply situation's definitely fine now. We don't know what we'll be up against in the Jail though. Let's prepare as well as we can.
Keiko: Got it. Now while I shop online with Sophia's help, I need to tell you guys about this item Loki gave to me and reasons why...
Now she tells everyone on what the item was for Loki to give, seeing Kaguya and Picaro on their side, same with Lava, and such...Having the necklace form of the Golden Key of Sages to have one out of six of the Six Medallion Kings – first one was the Light King from the Person twins. Aiding them from the Velvet Room and the Metaverse of Alice King's Jail. As well as stopping Gegasite King of the creation, same with the mastermind, other members being Hans and Ellen, and find Pandora's Box before they do. A lot of saving the world once again.
Akechi: So this is why...
Loki: I knew we would lead to somewhere like this...
This was all news to Loki for sure.
Morgana: So, we need to stop the master mind by destroying the leader of the Gegasites.
Ryuji: And savin' the Desires form other Shadows from it from being slaves of any kind.
Ann: A murderer of a human with terrible powers, who murder the sisters to become Personas. Only three are left missing to be found.
Yusuke: Who knows who the lackeys are unknown but maybe life threatening.
Makoto: From one medallion found so far to be given, the other five won't be so easy to get.
Futaba: We aid them and for them aiding us, then we'll solve all of our problems. As well as getting their memories back too.
Haru: Just like with Sophia as well. We must also find this Pandora's Box weapon before the enemy does.
It was still hard to believe that the sisters who were once human, turned into Personas to stay together after dying and themselves with some memory loss but their personalities to stay the same.
Sophia: [If the Personas Kaguya Hime and Kaguya Picaro want us to help them out, I'll do what I can. I am a human companion to help out other humans. Or once was one themselves.]
Loki: Hm. Like with my family to be saved and to pass on, I guess these ladies need our help. I wonder if one of them will go out with me...
I doubt it. Like Lava, the Phantom Thieves will do their best too.
Keiko: Right, let's do what we can to find other medallions to be in the Metaverse Jails. Sophia, can you try detecting these down for us?
Taking a snapping shot of the Golden Key and the medallion part from within it.
Sophia: [Sure. I'll do what I can, Keiko. Leave it to me.]
Now with all said done, it's time to go shopping to get what they need and back to Alice King's Jail to free the people's Shadows' Desires to turn them back to normal too.
Akechi: Please get something good for all of us. As well as things to get recovered.
Keiko: I know, Akechi. (We got things to be done, so let's make it happen.)
And so, Sophia's Shop for Keiko gets what she needs for herself and for the other team – besides Kaguya, Picaro, and Loki to fight on their own still. For the leader herself, Morgana, Akechi, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, and Sophia do. Items, accessories, armors, guns, weapons, and...all good for Keiko to also have some Personas to get again other than still having Arsene. Now they were all good to go back to Alice King's Jail.
Sophia: [If you're ready to infiltrate again, Keiko, then let's get going. I'll also say my code name when transforming a little too since I know what it is.]
Akechi: Then are you ready as well, Loki? No tricks now.
He did make a deal with them.
Loki: I am. I want to stop this person who's responsible for everything and kill it! And yes, Akechi, we had a deal. If I do betray you guys, you are the only ones to take my life.
Akechi: Good, now don't you forget.
I think Akechi will keep a close eye on his old Shadow self for sure. Now then, it was time.
Loki: Whenever you're ready, Joker.
Keiko: Here we go to use EMMA and back to Alice King's Jail we go. From their Shadows to be called Kings this time and Jails to not be Palaces either... (This will be getting used to already.) Team, let's move out.
Opening up to the Metaverse again...Group of lovers transformation and everyone else joins in.
Keiko and Akechi: Suit up! Code names - Joker and Black Crow!
Morgana: Suit up! Code name – Mona!
Ryuji: Suit up! Code name – Skull!
Ann: Suit up! Code name – Panther!
Yusuke: Suit up! Code name – Fox!
Makoto: Suit up! Code name – Queen!
Futaba: Suit up! Code name – Oracle!
Haru: Suit up! Code name – Noir!
Sophia: Suit up! Code name – Sophie!
It's cool for Sophia to have a hood and emoji faces to hide her real face as Sophie to look more like in the Metaverse. From using the EMMA app to go back to Alice King's Jail to do what needs to be done. Will the next medallion be there? Find more answers with the weapon and the mastermind? Save the Shadow Slaves from being mind control? And find out why Alice was doing all of this? Well, there will be more next time. Team Drago of the Phantom Thief of Hearts is back! With Loki ready to get more answers, the Persona sisters were also waiting for them.
Kaguya: They've arrived.
Picaro: Let's go. Like them helping us out, they're gonna need all the help they can get too.
Do you guys like my idea so far? Yeah, and more to come around too.