Persona 5 Strikers – From Light and Dark
By Tayla Drago
Episode #11 - Fashionista of a Girl's Dream
From the Alice King's Jail to look around for two more cores of the power and searchlights to be turned off 'without getting shot to death', in Shibuya Jail to also save Shadows, their Desires backs, not being Gegasite slaves, save the other victims back in the real world, and learning more on why Alice Hiiragi was doing this. Unaware of the mysterious mastermind along with Ellen and Hans were now aware of the Phantom Thieves to be sneaking around; as well as Loki to stop this madness, and the same goes for Kaguya and Picaro to find out about their past on what happened to them 'along with their missing three friends'. More on that later...With Keiko/Joker, Akechi/Black Crow, Morgana/Mona, Ryuji/Skull, Ann/Panther, Yusuke/Fox, Makoto/Queen, Futaba/Oracle, Haru/Noir, and Sophia/Sophie. She's been getting better in battle and aiding the team, huh? Finding the second core to get around the area was something to at least do the same old thing – treasure chests, items, and more Shadows to fight some to save and fake Gegasites to kill. So it's a good thing Loki kills the Gegasites only. Stopping other Shadows on a skateboard for Morgana to wipe out the Shadows in seconds.
Morgana: Eat my shorts!
Funny and still a good move there.
Yusuke: A little Simpsons reference there, Mona?
Morgana: Yeah, Joker showed me. It's a good show. Like my moves, Panther?
Ann: Awesome taking out those Shadows like that.
From up top this building had a maze to go around and find where they needed to go to next as Keiko leads them with her Third Eye's powers to come in handy yet again. While getting to the next area, Sophia tells the thieves a story about Alice in Wonderland.
Sophia: Do you want to hear the story of Alice in Wonderland I've searched for and read? I like it very much.
Tayla: I'll make it as short as possible...
"Alice, a seven-year-old girl, is feeling bored and drowsy while sitting on the riverbank with her elder sister. She notices a talking, clothed white rabbit with a pocket watch run past. She follows it down a rabbit hole where she suddenly falls a long way to a curious hall with many locked doors of all sizes. She finds a little key to a door too small for her to fit through, but through it, she sees an attractive garden. She then discovers a bottle on a table labeled "DRINK ME," the contents of which cause her to shrink too small to reach the key which she had left on the table. She subsequently eats a cake labeled "EAT ME" in currants as the chapter closes.
The chapter opens with Alice growing to such a tremendous size that her head hits the ceiling. Unhappy, Alice begins to cry and her tears literally flood the hallway. Shrinking down again due to a fan she had picked up, Alice swims through her own tears and meets a mouse, who is swimming as well. Alice, thinking he may be a French mouse, tries to make small talk with him in elementary French. Her opening gambit "Where is my cat?", however, offends the mouse, who then tries to escape her.
The sea of tears becomes crowded with other animals and birds that have been swept away by the rising waters. Alice and the other animals convene on the bank and the question among them is how to get dry again. Mouse gives them a very dry lecture on William the Conqueror. A dodo decides that the best thing to dry them off would be a Caucus-Race, which consists of everyone running in a circle with no clear winner. Alice eventually frightens all the animals away, unwittingly, by talking about her (moderately ferocious) cat.
White Rabbit appears again in search of the Duchess's gloves and fan. Mistaking her for his maidservant, Mary Ann, Rabbit orders Alice to go into the house and retrieve them. Inside the house she finds another little bottle and drinks from it, immediately beginning to grow again. The horrified Rabbit orders his gardener, Bill the Lizard, to climb on the roof and go down the chimney. Outside, Alice hears the voices of animals that have gathered to gawk at her giant arm. The crowd hurls pebbles at her, which turn into little cakes. Alice eats them, and they reduce her again in size.
Alice comes upon a mushroom and sitting on it is a blue caterpillar smoking a hookah. Caterpillar questions Alice, who begins to admit to her current identity crisis, compounded by her inability to remember a poem. Before crawling away, the caterpillar tells Alice that one side of the mushroom will make her taller and the other side will make her shorter. She breaks off two pieces from the mushroom. One side makes her shrink smaller than ever, while another causes her neck to grow high into the trees, where a pigeon mistakes her for a serpent. With some effort, Alice brings herself back to her normal height. She stumbles upon a small estate and uses the mushroom to reach a more appropriate height.
A fish-footman has an invitation for the Duchess of the house, which he delivers to a frog-footman. Alice observes this transaction and, after a perplexing conversation with the frog, lets herself into the house. The Duchess's cook is throwing dishes and making a soup that has too much pepper, which causes Alice, the Duchess, and her baby (but not the cook or grinning Cheshire Cat) to sneeze violently. Alice is given the baby by the Duchess and, to Alice's surprise, the baby turns into a pig. The Cheshire Cat appears in a tree, directing her to the March Hare's house. He disappears but his grin remains behind to float on its own in the air prompting Alice to remark that she has often seen a cat without a grin but never a grin without a cat.
Alice becomes a guest at a "mad" tea party along with the March Hare, the Hatter, and a very tired Dormouse, who falls asleep frequently only to be violently awakened moments later by the March Hare and the Hatter. The characters give Alice many riddles and stories, including the famous "why is a raven like a writing desk?." The Hatter reveals that they have tea all day because Time has punished him by eternally standing still at 6 PM (tea time). Alice becomes insulted and tired of being bombarded with riddles and she leaves claiming that it was the stupidest tea party that she had ever been to.
Alice leaves the tea party and enters the garden where she comes upon three living playing cards painting the white roses on a rose tree red because The Queen of Hearts hates white roses. A procession of more cards, kings and queens and even the White Rabbit enters the garden. Alice then meets the King and Queen. The Queen, a figure difficult to please, introduces her signature phrase "Off with his head!" which she utters at the slightest dissatisfaction with a subject. Alice is invited (or some might say ordered) to play a game of croquet with the Queen and the rest of her subjects but the game quickly descends into chaos. Live flamingos are used as mallets and hedgehogs as balls and Alice once again meets the Cheshire Cat. The Queen of Hearts then orders the Cat to be beheaded, only to have her executioner complain that this is impossible since the head is all that can be seen of him. Because the cat belongs to the Duchess, the Queen is prompted to release the Duchess from prison to resolve the matter.
The Duchess is brought to the croquet ground at Alice's request. She ruminates on finding morels in everything around her. The Queen of Hearts dismisses her on the threat of execution and she introduces Alice to the Gryphon, who takes her to the Mock Turtle. The Mock Turtle is very sad, even though he has no sorrow. He tries to tell his story about how he used to be a real turtle in school, which the Gryphon interrupts so they can play a game.
The Mock Turtle and the Gryphon dance to the Lobster Quadrille, while Alice recites (rather incorrectly) "'Tis the Voice of the Lobster". The Mock Turtle sings "Beautiful Soup" during which the Gryphon drags Alice away for an impending trial.
Alice attends a trial whereby the Knave of Hearts is accused of stealing the Queen's tarts. The jury is composed of various animals, including Bill the Lizard, the White Rabbit is the court's trumpeter, and the judge is the King of Hearts. During the proceedings, Alice finds that she is steadily growing larger. The dormouse scolds Alice and tells her she has no right to grow at such a rapid pace and take up all the air. Alice scoffs and calls the dormouse's accusation ridiculous because everyone grows and she cannot help it. Meanwhile, witnesses at the trial include the Hatter, who displeases and frustrates the King through his indirect answers to the questioning, and the Duchess's cook.
Alice is then called up as a witness. She accidentally knocks over the jury box with the animals inside them and the King orders the animals be placed back into their seats before the trial continues. The King and Queen order Alice to be gone, citing Rule 42 ("All persons more than a mile high to leave the court"), but Alice disputes their judgment and refuses to leave. She argues with the King and Queen of Hearts over the ridiculous proceedings, eventually refusing to hold her tongue, only to say, "It's not that I was the one who stole the tarts in the first place", in the process. Finally, the Queen confirms that Alice was the culprit responsible of stealing the tarts after all (which automatically pardons the Knave of Hearts of his charges), and shouts, "Off with her head!", but Alice is unafraid, calling them just a pack of cards; although Alice holds her own for a time, the card guards soon gang up and start to swarm all over her. Alice's sister wakes her up from a dream, brushing what turns out to be some leaves and not a shower of playing cards from Alice's face. Alice leaves her sister on the bank to imagine all the curious happenings for herself. The end."
Yeah, I love the story – even more with the Disney's versions too. Now back to the story.
Keiko: Thanks, Sophie. I have loved the story since I was a kid.
Akechi: Who doesn't love reading a story of another world we all wish to discover. Such good memories, if only it was nicer than Alice's version we're in.
Well, maybe it's different from Alice Hiiragi to do something like this from the story but in her own way. Now seeing another path – only for it to be locked all digital-like with a panel next to it. For this was the only way they needed to go through was to try unlocking the door somehow with no lock pick.
Ann: Aw, another locked door? And we've made it so far...
Knocking on the open path to be blocked off.
Loki: It's all tech things. If someone can open it up, now's their chance.
Futaba: Hold up! I think I might be able to hack this.
Ryuji: Ooh, for real?!
Yep, leave it to Futaba to hack her way through things like this. Being a panel or a terminal that was working well.
Futaba: Let's check out the terminal-at the very least I can give it a shot.
Keiko: See what you can get out of it, Oracle.
Going up there, Futaba gets to work on her hacking skills to do something about it.
Futaba: Uh-huh, uh-huh...Great, I should be able to work with this!
Morgana: Okay, Oracle, we'll leave the door to you.
Futaba: Time to get crackin'! Aaaaand, go!
Getting to work...only for Shadows of cops, drones, other Sentries Pixies, and Jack O'Lanterns appear to try to stop Futaba.
Akechi: ...Trouble!
Keiko: Incoming Shadows! Protect Oracle! (We won't let them hurt her.)
There was no time to wait around, they all needed to protect Futaba long enough for the door to open up.
Ryuji: Whoa, whoa! Where's all these Shadows come from?!
Almost getting punched, Ryuji shocks and whacks the rest and destroys some Gegasites just fine.
Futaba: Uh-oh, busted! Keep 'em off of me, guys! Necronomicon, shield me!
Using some of her powers a little to hold the other Shadows off, the others have to do the rest of the damage for her.
Morgana: Everyone-protect Oracle!
Leave it to Morgana to slingshot on some of them. From cutting down, shooting, skateboard attack, powers, and Personas to aid Futaba until she gets the door to open up.
Ryuji: Captain Kidd!
Morgana: Zorro!
Ann: Carmen!
Yusuke: Goemon!
Makoto: Johanna!
Haru: Milady!
Akechi: Robin Hood and Loki!
Double the Persona powers.
Loki: You don't have to tell me twice, weak self!
And the rest was easy to stop.
Sophia: Pithos!
Keiko: Arsene!
For Keiko to have her main Persona, and the other to control gravity on the rest to fight with. A hard battle to stop all of them, Shadows, but it was plenty for the thieves to protect Futaba to also get to 100 percent on the download hacking. Then finally...she made it!
Futaba: Aaand voila! Thanks for the backup, everyone!
Keiko: You're welcome.
For the Shadows have been stopped, the door is taken down thanks to Futaba's great hacking skills.
Futaba: Yes, I did it!
Akechi: *sigh* Oracle, we don't know what we would've done without your help.
Futaba: Praised by the ace detective prince of Big Sis's. Man, that really freaked me out for a bit there...Thanks for having my back.
They are the Phantom Thieves, to always help out one another.
Yusuke: It seems any hacking attempts here are met with reinforcements.
Morgana: Let's make sure Oracle's as prepared as possible from here on out.
So the more than find it for Futaba to hack into, then a lot of Shadows need to be stopped for her. Making inside the next thing of the second core to await for them up top, more Shadows and Gegasites were about to make their appearances again.
Loki: ….! Incoming.
Futaba: Wait-incoming Shadows!
A big guard type of police type of Shadow appears. Also known as these types of beef up muscle looking Sentries - Guard or 'Guards'.
Garden Captain: How'd you get in here?! Where are the guards?! In Her Majesty's name, you shall go no further!
Soon to turn into another Shadow to be as big as a few others were as the real ones in control, and the little ones are Gegasite copies.
Tayla: Persona #25 - Archangel = powers of sword skills
Archangel – Heavenly Punisher.
Futaba: Watch out! That one's extra tough!
Here we go then! His sword was deadly to avoid, with Yusuke give it his all with Goemon helping him out...From a frame looking from his hand or art work – from Goemon using his ice breathing skills at the enemy, Yusuke runs at the ice statue to cut the Shadow down in seconds with his sword for him to shattered in seconds.
Yusuke: Such beauty...! Go down!...Fall!
One powerful hit to be done...
Keiko: I got this one, Fox!
As the others joined in, Keiko uses her Bicorn ground stomping skills on Archangel to do the trick.
Futaba: Nice work, Inari! You too, Joker!
Ryuji: Those moves there were so bad ass!
Same with the other leftover Gegasite Shadows, Loki finishes the rest of it off.
Loki: Hahaha! Now die!
A good team work to finish the fight in seconds almost. Now to save this Shadow to become a good Personas with Keiko's help.
Keiko: Archangel – Heavenly Punisher, I've commit thee to join!
Another good job there.
Heavenly Punisher: I've done all I could, now I must die like a true warrior I once was. Forgive me.
Another Shadow to be set free, in a noble knight to say so in the end. Now to the top to take the second core of light to come down for the others to see what this one was...This one as known as UN UN July Issue, a type of famous people magazine for Alice was on the cover of the front page.
Keiko: UN UN magazine, I think I've read some of these.
Sophia: This core is Alice in a...book?
This surprises everyone else when they see this.
Haru: She made the cover of UN UN? That's a really famous magazine.
Yusuke: A widely recognized symbol of power. Mona's theory is being proven with each turn.
Akechi: Some magazines can hide the dirty truth on who they really are, it's sad. At times, I do feel sorry for them.
Yeah, and another reason why I don't like becoming one even if I try to at a young age. It's too much work and ruining your life.
Ann: She would've been famous even if she hadn't started doing all this...
Morgana: Panther...
She really likes Alice until this girl becomes so messed up and all the others feel bad for their friend.
Makoto: Then what reason did she have? Does she even have one at all?
Futaba: Whatever the case, the next core's the last one. It's just a bit west of here! Over by Bunkamachi.
Two down, and one more to go.
Yusuke: Bunkamachi? That's quite the cultural hotspot.
Loki: Guess we're walking. More like me flying.
Makoto: Returning to Shibuya Crossing and using Central Street would probably be quickest.
Back down they go...weird to be sliding down to the pole of a cute microphone type, huh...? So out of there, back in Shibuya Crossing in the area, and to the last and third core to get next on Alice King's to shut down the searchlights too along with the machine guns.
Keiko: This is something new, but I think we're all getting to hang on all of this.
Ryuji: I'm a pro now! And remember how we used to go tearin' through Palaces together? Ahh...Good times.
Keiko: It sure was, Skull.
Yeah, and something different to show that the Phantom Thieves were back for some people all over the world to love their work 'and knowing they're not criminals anymore'. Now heading to a new area next...
Futaba: Once you guys get past Central Street, you'll be at Bunkamachi.
Yusuke: Bunkamachi is home to a large ballet hall as well.
Sophia: Ballet? Oh, I got it-where wealthy people have others park their own vehicles for them.
Ah...Kind of the wrong word there.
Yusuke: ...That would be valet.
Keiko: Trust us, Sophia. Those two words have a difference to them. But you'll get used to other things as we go along. (It's cute seeing Sophia learning things like a little kid does.)
Another terminal for Futaba to get to work on again, and the others to protect her yet again from oncoming Shadows.
Futaba: Ah, this looks like something for me to get my paws on.
Akechi: You got this as always, Oracle.
Leave the hacking skills and routes to take to this girl.
Futaba: Right! Time to start hacking! Y'guys ready?
Keiko: We're ready for anything.
Futaba: All right, hacking in! Make sure you guys back me up!
On it!
Yusuke: Best of luck, Oracle-we'll have your back from here.
More Shadows to be stopped, with their attacks to use as a team.
Keiko: Double Daggers of Darkness!
Ryuji: Lightning Flash Attack!
Morgana: Blaze of Rage!
Ann: Flame Shooter!
Yusuke: Frozen Waves!
Makoto: Viper Sting!
Haru: Petals of Doom!
Akechi: Double Edge Sword Take-down!
Sophia: SP Piercer!
Lots of fire power and so much to work out to stop all of the Shadows while shielding Futaba to finish her hacking skills to open the doors again. Same with Loki's attacks.
Loki: Eat this!
Just calm down a little, Loki, OK...? Finish the rest of an All-Out Attack afterwards-Futaba was in just in time.
Futaba: Ladies and gentlemen, your hack is now complete! Been a pleasure!
The door was finally open.
Keiko: Let's keep going.
Futaba: Yep, hackin' completed. Carry on now.
Continuing on to do the same of sneaking, getting, fighting, and such. And equipping for the others from time to time. Seeing another panel of the light thing to turn off...
Akechi: Another light panel?
Futaba: Let there be light!
Trying to switch it off, but...it didn't work for some reason.
Yusuke: ...No result. Could it be broken?
Futaba: No, it's feeding power somewhere...
So, now what else can they do to fix this?
Ryuji: Eh, why don't we just leave it for now? We've got other shit to do.
Might as well to get the last core. Surfing on the line to the other side of the building they go. And soon another terminal for Futaba to get to work on it.
Akechi: Another terminal.
Moving up to see for a better look.
Ryuji: Hey, ain't this another one o'them terminals Oracle's been hacking?
Haru: This one's screen is blank, though. Could it be turned off?
Makoto: We powered something earlier. Was it not this terminal?
I guess it was completely out of batteries.
Futaba: No, that went here-it's just not enough juice. Based on the power consumption, I'd say this thing uses three separate sources.
Loki: Another task to do?!
Yusuke: THREE power sources?! The electric bill for this terminal alone must be horrifying...
Akechi: I think we just need to turn it back on.
By finding it in order to get through all of this.
Morgana: There have to be more of those generators somewhere nearby. Let's go back to Central Street and look.
Another hunt they go. Sorry, Loki...Yeah, they turn on one so far on the other side, and are lucky to find a second one, leaving one more to go now.
Keiko: If we did one, then we have two now.
Makoto: That's the second generator so far.
Ann: Just one more to go, right? Let's keep it up!
So where could the third one be at? They got one by luck and the second one to be nearby so far. From moving slightly without falling down on the side building on where to go to next of the energy core to find next...Finally, they've found it to be up top alone.
Haru: There's the last generator!
And using it to switch it up a bit.
Sophia: We've activated three generators. Is that sufficient, Oracle?
Futaba: Yep, we have the power! Let's get back to that terminal!
Now all the way back to the terminal to work this time, and for Futaba to once again get hacking into it.
Haru: The terminal really is on now, thank goodness.
Akechi: I feel more like we're lady luck's Phantom Thieves instead.
Maybe, but they play it by ear on their ends.
Ryuji: Finally we can get going-
Makoto: Not just yet. Oracle still has to hack into it.
First the power goes back on, and now for the hacking skills.
Futaba: Welp, it's hacking time! Ready to watch me back?
Keiko: We all are, Oracle. It's your turn again.
Futaba: All right, hacking in! Make sure you guys back me up!
More Shadows to fight while Futaba gets to work. Incoming new one, and some other Shadow type of Gegasites.
Tayla: Persona #26 – Andras = powers of archery from his feather type of arrows
It's showtime again! Using an all out group gun firing attack to take down the job, same with Futaba backing them up a little with her attack at close range only.
Futaba: Web Cage! Yes! Still got it. Almost done here...
And more her shielding to stop the other Shadows, the rest take care of them in combat. And now, Futaba hacks in.
Loki: It's about friggin' time!
Futaba: Save it, half breed. Mission complete! We've nearly reached Bunkamachi.
Now they can continue to move forward and such...With Keiko feeling something picking one hair strain off her head, it was too fast to see who it was.
Akechi: Is everything all right, Joker?
Keiko: Yes, I'm good. Let's keep going, Black Crow. (Ouch. What or who was that just now? My hair was pulled off...)
Weird, huh? With more items, treasure chests to unlock, Shadows to fight or hide from, to climb around some more to their destination. While getting there, they also talk around from time to time...
Futaba: Hey, Noir, didn't you say you used to do valet-I mean, ballet?
Haru: Yes, I was in a few recitals...I still use valet service, though.
Sophia: How incredible. I would appreciate witnessing your valet skills in action.
And this has something to do with Shibuya Jail, how...? Still, Haru can do ballet very well with her dancing skills.
Ryuji: You do know what's more impressive, right?
I think the others got it, so Futaba was the one who brought it up.
Akechi: There are still differences between valet and ballet...
Yeah, Keiko at least knows of it. Same with Makoto and Morgana to leave it be. Don't forget to heal up and save at certain points to still be fighting. Finally, they make it to the next Prison Keep of the third core to be at and still light up.
Makoto: So, this is the final Prison Keep.
Ryuji: The walls're just as high as the others...
Sure looks like it has trouble climbing up.
Yusuke: I suspect the gate is closed just as with the others. How will we breach the keep?
Loki: Any ideas in mind, now's the time to say it.
From on top of the building on the right, you can slide on the flag pole lining to get on the left side should do the trick.
Haru: Perhaps we can leap over there from another rooftop? Let's try gaining some elevation.
Going up! Getting around that building to climb up on, Futaba alerts them of another powerful Shadow to be nearby.
Futaba: Hang on a sec! Stop! I'm getting a super powerful reading! We'll be in deep trouble if we change in there without being ready for it.
Ann: Are you talking about the Shadow over there throwing off sparks?
Sure looks like it, in other words-it must be strong.
Ryuji: That thing could really mess us up if we're not careful...
Futaba: There's no knowing what it can do. If you're gonna tussle with it, make sure you're prepped.
Akechi: Good idea.
Morgana: It might even be a wise idea to not pick a fight with it right now. We can pursue it once we've gotten stronger.
Watch out for the Desire Shadows, for they are brand new. Other ones weren't too bad to handle, as well as Morgana's finishing Show Time move of his. Turning into a car for Morgana to drive right into an army of Shadow Gegasites, with Zorro by his side. Using his wind skills to give Morgana a boost, and drives right into them. And turning back to normal in the end.
Morgana: Transform! ...And...Charge! Yeah!
Show over! And stopping the powerful Desire Shadow to step this one free...
Tayla: Persona #27 - Bugs = powers of fighting abilities
Ah! Attack of a giant demon teddy bear! Ha! Of Bugs – Killer Teddy Bear.
Killer Teddy Bear: Hug me!
Using an All-Out Attack to slow Bugs down for a bit, Makoto and Yusuke work together to finish the job as lovers and a team.
Yusuke: That's enough for you!
Makoto: And we're too young to play with dolls!
With its stuffings beaten out of Bugs and down for the count, Keiko sets this Shadow free as a good Persona next.
Keiko: Nice work, Fox and Queen. Bugs - Killer Teddy Bear, I've commit thee to join!
And this toy behaves now to have its powers to go use to have in battle.
Killer Teddy Bear: Sorry...I'll be good now.
Sometimes it's scary to have toys to try to kill you, something like Alice King would kind of do...Moving on! While the two sisters of Kaguya and Picaro were stopping some Shadows and finding their answers...they were surrounded to have some liquid to spill all over Kaguya's body, and something to force into Picaro's mouth to swallow to have some 'changes' to affect them badly, and then capture by Alice King. No!
Picaro: Hey...! Kaguya!
Kaguya: Help me, Sister!
What happens next...? Hopefully they'll be saved for the Phantom Thieves to do so for their bodies to suddenly change quickly—you'll see soon enough. As they were doing fine, but with one door locked up, to find another way around it instead. Same as always...Making it to the top and seeing the third core to get, getting to there somehow was another matter to work on next.
Haru: This offers a pretty good view of the area.
Yusuke: Now, to find a point of entry...
Morgana: Hey! There!
From the flagpole of strings to hold up on a ferris wheel could work for them.
Akechi: I think we can get a cross over there.
Morgana: Right. That string of flags leads all the way to the Keep. Think we could slide down it to get over there?
But there was one problem with it.
Futaba: Hmmm, it doesn't look taut enough for us to use like that.
Ann: What if we gave the Ferris wheel a spin? Would that tighten it up?
Makoto: You know, that could work. Let's head over there and check it out.
Off to the ride they go, in order for it to work and get across easily. Stopping another Andras – Menacing Owl has to be saved next.
Menacing Owl: Let the arching game...begin.
Too fast to avoid the sharp feather arrows and not get hit by any of them. Whoa, too sharp! So Akechi uses his own archery like light attacks right back at the Shadow. From him being fast to use his sword, and Robin Hood giving Akechi some power, aim the arrow to fire off the bow to give it a direct hit.
Akechi: Sorry, but mine's better. Good-bye! Bulls eye!
Nice one! Now Keiko heals the big bird.
Keiko: Nicely done, Crow...Although, it's okay for me to call you that still. Andras – Menacing Owl, I've commit thee to join!
Menacing Owl: Well played, I hope my help will make up for my mistakes.
Moving more from building to building, and sliding down to fight off with another Shadow to be standing in their way.
Attraction Captain: Who are you? What are you doing here?!
Here comes a bigger Mokoi they must fight with. Mokoi - Night-Walking Warrior.
Ryuji: Aw crap, we're busted!
Keiko: It's fine, Skull. I will save this Shadow's life. The rest of the other Shadow Gegasites, take them down.
The same plan as always.
Futaba: Careful! That's one stronger than the others!
Mokoi: Fight me in the name of the Queen! Come at me!
Watch out for the strong sound waves of his! Too strong to destroy anything in his path. Lucky to see something use lots of party poppers, it does slow this big Shadow down, and the other Shadows were taken out in seconds.
Loki: Oh, yes...! Let's party!
And this Show Time move had Keiko and Arsene to do their final move.
Keiko: It's ShowTime! Arsene...Here!
Blown away from others and Mokoi to admit defeat, and saving this Shadow to turn into a Persona next.
Arsene: Do it, my dear.
Keiko: Right. Mokoi-Night - Walking Warrior, I've commit thee to join!
Man, she was doing so well saving other good Personas, huh?
Night-Walking Warrior: That was fun. OK, I'll go now. Until we meet again.
Best way I can describe this battle and such, so I'll try to add in what I can. Just so you guys know, thank you for your understanding. Soon to make it off the ferris wheel controls to start it up and tight the rope to walk across on.
Morgana: This must be the terminal for the Ferris Wheel. Can you power it up, Oracle?
Leave it to her to do the rest of it to hack right into the machine.
Ryuji: We don't have to go huntin' for more generators, do we?
Futaba: Nope, looks like we're good here. It's already juiced up for us!
Makoto: Perhaps the Ferris wheel's connected to the same generators?
Ann: Then everything turned out great for us! Can you get it working, Oracle?
It was time to turn on the ride.
Futaba: Aaallriiiight! Ferris Wheel-activate!
Start it up! It looks pretty on some parts to be hearts of love all over.
Akechi: It would be nice to go on one with you, Joker...Maybe later...
Holding hands with each other to make another count since they were engaged.
Keiko: Crow, I would love to. In a better ferris wheel that is.
It does look nice from afar with all the lights on for some parts.
Sophia: Oooh.
Haru: You did it!
Yusuke: Now we can enter the Prison Keep.
Moving on to the other side...by sliding down! They make it closer, and another Shadow to be stopped next.
Sentry: Wha-What are you doing here?!
Another Andras to go down.
Morgana: We've come to relieve you of your duties!
Futaba: Take him down and the core is ours!
Licking his weapon...ew, Loki! He was also ready too.
Loki: Let's dance...
Fighting off the Shadows as a team and such...With them out of the picture, the core was clear for the main thing to appear – for the last one making it three now of the core belonging to Alice was now theirs. This one here was a Macaroon Cannon of a CD album of Alice's singing works.
Futaba: Yes! Mission complete!
Keiko: Alice's also a singer, right? She had her first album out or something?
Ann: So the last core is...A CD?
Haru: Oh, I recognize that album. Its songs are in a lot of commercials nowadays.
Akechi: She's a model, a movie star, and a singer. So much to work on in a celebrity's life.
Yeah, and it's a lot to do for him or her.
Ann: That's Alice's biggest album, the one that's been at the top of the charts for weeks now...
Ryuji: So, 'zat mean it's a scam? Did she only blow up 'cause she changed so many hearts?
Ann: ...
This was getting to Ann a lot. But still, they've done it. Now they go to Alice King's main Jail next?
Makoto: That should be the last of the Jail's power sources.
Sophia: Correct-the searchlights should be deactivated now.
Loki: I'm glad we got both an android and a hacker on our side.
But they all made it through up to this point so far.
Yusuke: Finally, we can enter Alice's castle. Shall we?
Morgana: Yes. We need to stop her as soon as possible. Let's return to the Crossing so we can head to the castle!
Keiko: Then let's get going. I hope Kaguya and Picaro are doing well on their ends.
They might have been caught already...Kaguya was smaller from the thing she was forced to drink and Picaro was a giant on what she ate. Not good to be like from the story book. Back at Alice King's Kingdom to hear what her guard Shadows had to say to their queen while the twin sisters hang in there to be captured as her prisoners and dressing them up with make up too and other girlie things...way too much!
Alice Shadow: Now, now, you two. Behave.
Like they'll listen to her.
Picaro: Shut it, bitch!
Kaguya: We won't listen to you!
Alice Shadow: Then get used to it, my dolls. Now, boys...What's with the commotion out there It'd better be good. I just took these two for my own dolls to keep, are there more out there?
Seems like it.
Sentry: Well...the group we dumped underground have returned...
She remembers them very well.
Alice Shadow: Those boys and girls from the other day? Come to get back at me, huh? I can't seize their Desires-they're useless to me. Well, maybe not the one in black named Joker...But really, couldn't you handle something so simple on your own? She was the one who took the strain of hair...No!
Sentry: Our deepest apologies...
Alice Shadow: You are aaaall USELESS. Get it done or I'm getting rid of you. I have to do the twins' good deeds myself. Well? Anything to say?
Threatening mode with her was bad.
Sentry: We'll take care of it...
Alice Shadow: Great! I can't wait!
Sentry: Yes, My Queen!
Going to work and the twin sisters are trapped, Alice King does something next to make a move and have Keiko/Joker as her next doll to get a hold of.
Alice Shadow: ...You're a real surprise, Joker...Now I'm starting to want you as my doll all to myself.
Getting back to Shibuya Crossing for the Phantom Thieves and Loki to get to the Kingdom next, but...lots of searchlights point at them for the alarm to go off. Not good!
Ann: What the-?!
Because of this...all of the gates go up to lock up the area, lights all over, and tons of Shadows 'of some being Gegasites' surround the thieves.
Loki: She knows...!
In other words, Alice Shadow found out other than having two sisters held hostage.
Futaba: Crap! Roadblock!
Akechi: They're too many of them to handle!
So, now what?
Makoto: Just look at their numbers...
Ryuji: Dammit, what is this?! We can't reach the castle!
Haru: We'd just finished off the searchlights, too...
It just had to be turned back on all over again. How annoying...
Morgana: I guess we did some real havoc here...Looks like we've finally gotten Alice's full attention.
Yusuke: Oracle, any guidance for us?
Futaba: Hmmm, this is a real toughie...I'm not seeing any alternate paths right now.
And if they fight them, they'll be killed or captured again.
Makoto: Staying here will only get us surrounded...Joker, what's your call?
Keiko: I'm open to other ideas...but I guess it's best if we leave now.
It was best to do so.
Morgana: There's no other choice-let's get back to reality and figure out our next step there.
Yeah, with the Phantom Thieves taking off back to the real world and Sophia returning to Keiko's phone', Loki waits for them again. Since he was a ghost to travel a bit, he still remains in the Metaverse.
Loki: Go. I'll find the other sisters to be somewhere, you guys think of a plan and be prepared for tomorrow.
Akechi: Are you sure?
Loki: Aw, you worry about me?
Akechi: We had a deal.
Loki: I can handle on my own for a dead Persona I am. It'll be fine to out run these guys and locate the girls on my own. Now go, Joker. Be ready when coming back here again. This Alice human needs to be stopped and many of the Gegasites.
He was right, and so they leave in time for Loki gives them the chase and then starts his search for Kaguya and Picaro. Wow, he has changed a little, even more.
Keiko: (Loki...) Right, let's get going. We'll plan and come back later.
With one hit from the EMMA app on Keiko's cell phone, it works to safely get back to the real world and out of the Alice King's Jail of Shibuya Jail. What will their plan be...? Well, more on that next time and a lot more surprises in between as well.