Persona 5 Strikers – From Light and Dark
By Tayla Drago
Episode #54 - The Truth of the Five Siblings Comes Out
Arriving in time for Loki, Ellen, and Hans, they have a lot to tell the Phantom Thieves about it very much. Keiko, Akechi, Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, Sophia, Zen, and Raiho about everything they've found out from Kano Guru's leftovers. Loki's family, Gegasites, the man's goal, Aika and Hitomi's whereabouts, the event from a few years ago, and everything else. They need to take this talk from inside the motel room, it was better than having normal people see the others talking to nothing since they don't have powers to see or hear Loki at all; so they all do it right away to get ready to hear everything to then plan to hang around Osaka before leaving. With Raiho on watch, all seems to be good.
Yusuke: Are we clear?
Makoto: All set.
Futaba: Good to go.
Ryuji: Clear!
Ann: Same!
Morgana: No one else around.
Haru: Over here as well.
Zen: All good.
[Sophia: Whenever we're all ready to talk.]
Akechi: And we're all here.
Keiko: So how serious is this discover you three have found? Which we will get done. Between Sophia learning more about her past too, but this has been tough on all of us so far.
From one thing to be take care of from Konoe and EMMA, it sure was. It's now more with Owada, Kano, Aika 'Picaro' and Hitomi 'Kaguya's' whereabouts, Pandora's Box weapon with the six medallions' help. The wilder of it to find, and stopping the Gegasites for good too.
Loki: I've finally found out...Well, some of my family leftovers. It's hard to explain when their own parts are being used, but it needs to be stopped.
Hans: Not to mention on what Dear Sister and I saw more of ourselves...It was a real nightmare. More than one of us isn't pretty to look at.
Ellen: It's mess up to me! Come on, Brother! In fact...what if the ones who were causing this entire mess was their doing under the doc's control? Our desires and powers...
Hans: Are you saying of our own clones are responsible? (But how? If so I don't remember anything.)
Ellen: What the hell did the doctor and his bitch do to us?! (I wish I can remember anything for me and for Brother, but we can't!)
Wow, this really does sound serious.
Akechi: Loki, are you sure? Are you and the Guyvers sure about everything?
Loki: Look, we'll start off slow to say once, and only once, OK? It's been hard...that I don't know what's what anymore.
Keiko: Loki? (He's right. From their reaction and the paper they discover for Zenny and Akechi to look at together, we all need to know about this.) If anything you guys can tell us, then please.
They weren't alone to do this alone at all, so let's hear it. All of it...
Hans: We saw clones of Dear Sister and me...We only remember the event we got the power and survived the fire from the labs. All done by Dr. Kano Guru's doing.
Ellen: We've been working for him to aid us, but only to be used...Now he wants us like with Aika and Hitomi to. The other problem is, we don't remember anything else besides that and what we've been doing.
Loki: In other words, their clones might've done things by that doc taking my people's bones to use for energy and the Gegasites to gather, all of this to have full control of Pandora's Box. They were once in war with this curse to be sealed away before Pandora herself unleashed it.
Not good to hear those things, huh?
Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, and Zen: What the hell!?
This made Raiho's jaw dropped.
[Sophia: How is this possible? I don't have any data on it at all.]
Keiko: No...! Is it because of Kano's doing? He hid something for not even the researchers or the entire world to not know about the true story of Pandora's Box? (What's going on here?)
Akechi: Hmmm... (Could it be...?) There might be more to this story. Keep going, Loki. Please tell us the rest of the story.
And the rest gets explained from Loki, Han, and Ellen's own words...
Tayla: And this is where I come in to talk about the rest for them. For Loki and his people from Asgard of the Metaverse, in that world all fairy tales of any kind are real. From the queen demon to use male hosts to create Gegasite clone armies for more of the Desires taken and such to change everything of the entire world or more; as Odin order the war to put a stop the demons to be killed, but not one Gegasite to get away which the queen and her king too their flesh and bones for power, for Odin himself, Thor, Loki, and other solders put a stop to them all in the end; unaware they've not see the last Gegasite escaped. And then the whole Loki thing with his family happened to be kicked out, you guys know about that story already with him. The bloodline of the Asgard Shadows or Personas give any demon powers of energy to changing things...And the whole Pandora's Box thing we all know and Mia to be the only daughter and such for the curse to spread all over; the next part was the fire that spread for Akechi's mother was killed by Kano's doing to aid Shido to also murder Shuzo with Konoe helping him out. From the fire breaking out in the labs for Kano with one of the mean twin sister with Mia was murder to get injected by a virus, Aika and Hitomi were killed to be brought back as Personas twins after saving Hans and Ellen's lives, and yet to have clones of them to have sort term memory losses. So the question was this – why would Guru make clones of the Guyver twins, take Aika 'Picaro' and Hitomi 'Kaguya' of their bodies but not their souls? Other than Kano's the real bad guy and his Mistress 'besides Owada and his girlfriend', something else was up. What also happen to the good and bad other twin sisters? As well as Ichinose since EMMA of her creation is finally being shutdown and fixed since Konoe messed it up? Weird...That's the story for Hans and Ellen could tell on their end to destroy the first area of the clones with the lead of Picaro and Kaguya's bodies to be somewhere on Guru's location was nearby. As for Loki said about his families issue of power from their bodies, I hope none of them are all dead...Now back to the story.
Hans: And that's all we know.
Ellen: We're in deep trouble.
Hearing all of this 'while Akechi was also thinking about something else too', others were shock on that they just heard from them one at a time.
Keiko: Bone parts of the Asgard family? Power? Gegasite? Pandora's Box history? Clones of the Guyver twins? What's going on?
Morgana: Geez...I don't know how to response to all of this.
Zen: So much to take in you mean? Yeah, I would feel the same thing too. Damn.
Even Raiho was sad to be crying tears to turn into ice cubes.
[Sophia: So this is what it means to be sad, confused, and scared.]
She has learned about those things during the trip.
Makoto: From the Asgard wars with the Gegasites were demon to feed, and one woman became Pandora with the box...Then this is something we cannot ignore anymore.
Ryuji: We better not ignore this shit! Summer break's almost over, we just can't let this mess pass by! These guys, finding the other girls, and Loki's missin' family...! Annoying as the Guyvers were, we can't-!
Makoto: I know, we can't ignore this. They're asking for our help.
Deep down, they were to learn so much to be saved without having their hearts changed...
Ann: You two want use to help you out, right?
Ellen: Well, ah...Oh, who the hell are we kidding? We do. But it's like we're asking a lot.
See? They do care to have Ellen hide it and Hans to be smiling.
Hans: Are you sure about this?
Keiko: Look, what happened before...Maybe the ones causing a lot were you but on other clones, of two different people at once. I don't know why, but I thought something was a bit off earlier, it just took us a while. Right, Akechi?
From the kidding girls and cute things, that's must've happened.
Akechi: ...Yes, Keiko's right. Otherwise, we would've changed their hears in the first place, but we didn't. I couldn't kill to those who were trapped but were in trouble.
Morgana: Or upsets with cute things like me...
This has Ellen still be hugging Morgana right now in his cat form.
Ellen: What? I can't help it. Still, you guys knew something else off about us. We need to know if we're real or not.
Hans: I hope it isn't the case. And yet, yes. I wish to learn more about myself as well. Yes, please Phantom Thieves. We need your help.
Futaba: Sweet, it's what we do best. You in too, Loki?
Still the type to not admit it since he was a bit of the opposite side of Akechi and his Persona.
Loki: Hey! These twins need help, I just want to find the doctor to stop his madness for murdering my people-!
Akechi: They're still alive.
Loki: …..? What?
Saying that to be all true.
Ann: They are? Oh, right...If they're dead, the power wouldn't work at all.
Yusuke: Now that you mention it, Ann, it could be all true.
Haru: So there's also still hope left for you too, Loki. I'm so happy.
This has Raiho being all happy and Sophia to be smiling as well.
[Sophia: Yes, one clue proves the Shadows or Personas of Asgard are out there somewhere.]
Keiko: Good. Still, Akechi-Cun, how could you also tell?
Akechi: Well...they are alive for Kano to do more sick and twisted tests on them, but they've became Gegasite slaves and trapped in another area of the Metaverse world. And I was right to think there is more than one Hans and Ellen Guyvers; of the clones of the Asgard to create an army and then try having Pandora's Box to change the entire world, this is why Kano took Aika and Hitomi's bodies only to leave their souls for his own army of the Guyver twins. Souls are worthless, but never with the clone creation. All of this to gather Mia's blood for even more energy. The other four Jails and Monarchs...Alice Hiiragi, Ango Natsume, Mariko Hyodo, and Akira Konoe. Four energies so far. We saved them all to change their hearts, but not half their energies to taken some to make a weapon when they're all combined. And murdering my mother for Shido's take, Kano will never stop this madness.
All of on what Akechi said is all true.
Zen: Damn, Goro...Even I would've know all of this, and yet again he's right. That's my boy.
Loki: They are alive...Heh, I thought I felt something familiar and a bit off. (Not bad, kid.) Still...1 I would've known about ti sooner if I wasn't off.
I'm guessing deep down Loki was grateful to hear the good news from Akechi himself, another detective smarts he has. For him to still not admit it to the others 'but maybe to Keiko', he was happy to have another chance to save them all. Now as for helping him out along with the Guyver twins and the rest of the things...
Akechi: It only means you do care in your way. I get it. Since you saved us back at Shido's Palace, Keiko really changed our hearts. I say we do help Loki save his family and for him to finally pass on once they're all free from Kano and the Gegasites...Keep the Metaverse world safe once we do. Well, from the other Monarchs and their Jails so far.
Keiko: Right, you do that and we'll guarantee the Phantom Thieves will do all of this for you. That includes you twins as well. Plus the other sisters we still need to rescue.
Hearing this out from Loki to think about, it was Hans and Ellen to ask for their help along with Aika and Hitomi's too if they do something for them in return. Ah, the same old thing, huh?
Hans: You mean all four of us, right? So you help us save the girls and help us stop Kano while seeing if we're real or not.
Ellen: Seems fair, I guess...So, what's in it for Brother and me if you help us?
What can it be for those siblings...?
Morgana: Let see...With you four...We stop Kano, save Aika and Hitomi's bodies, and learn about the clones or real ones of the Guyver twins, in return...Hmm...This one's really tough. Anyone got any ideas?
With one in mind for Raiho to hand sign of, Sophia responses with this answer.
[Sophia: Raiho said - "How about the four survivors tell all about the event from The Case of the Greek Roman"?]
Oh, that was a good one.
Hans and Ellen: We can?
Zen: You know what? It's fine. Not only will you two along with the other girls tell us all about the event to put away Owada for good and stop Kano. All of it, while I myself can protect everyone.
From all of this deal, their responses was.
Hans: After what we might've done, or our clones-!
Keiko: It doesn't matter. We're not mad at anyone, or you two. Love is hard to find to care about family and friends, to one day finding your true love. Power won't be able to change the world at all, but doing something for everyone to give courage to can for a bran new tomorrow. Don't use Pandora's Box for your own thing, find your own paths. Hans. Ellen. I know you two can have your own live if you try like we are as the Phantom Thieves.
Ellen: Even after all of this, you guys trust in us? Wow.
Strong words to take to heart for everyone to have Raiho rooting for them all the way through.
Loki: I do owe Keiko one and the kid to shut up about it. But I'm doing this more for my family, got it?
Another was in, Loki takes the deal. And anyone else?
Zen: Let's say the rest? I'm in.
[Sophia: I'm in as well. I can trust the Guyvers and Loki a lot more, the same goes for Aika aka Picaro and Hitomi aka Kaguya.]
Ryuji: I guess we did whoop their asses once for trying to kidnap and kill us, then saving out own ass to make up from their mistakes. So why not?
Yusuke: I agree, I too trust in them all.
Futaba: We've made it this far, so me too!
Makoto: I thought something was off for the clone thing, so there's hope left. Me three.
Ann: Me four! I think we've change their hearts more from this summer break than us giving them a change of heart.
Haru: Yes, let's help them all with everything we can all do together.
Akechi: And there you have it. All is forgiven now than the first time we team up, from a truths and now more as partners.
There you have it there, the final decision has been decided upon.
Keiko: In any case, we'll refill your request as you guys will do the same in the end. First we head back to Yongen-Jaya to be ready then. While Zenny has his team arrest Owada and his girlfriend next. With Kano on the most wanted list now, we have a fighting chance.
Loki: Come on, take it or leave it. I would.
All of this to hear these words from the twins next.
Hans: Looks like we have to have them take on this request, Dear Sister. (The other two will be saved. We've seen so much to change is ourselves, not from our once selfish goals. I will find a right girl to love and marry some day.)
Ellen: I guess so, Brother. At least they won't be doing this along. In any case... (We'll show the doc who's really boss when we see him again. We want to live again as real humans with dreams of our very own. All of it.)
They say this together...
Hans and Ellen: We have a deal, Phantom Thieves. Let's do this together.
Now the deal for all three of these guys is all set.
Loki: About time. So let's say we hurry up in this city and then get going to our other goals real soon.
Akechi: I'm glad we all worked everything out, yes?
Zen: Hey, I helped out too, Goro. Don't you forget it.
They all heard each other loud and clear.
Keiko: We all heard. Now that's settled and knowing what we need to do next, let's hurry in Osaka before leaving. So hurry and get things done, everyone.
All of them go out to do so.
Loki: I'll be waiting around if anything comes up, so yeah.
Hans: Then more girls to find on the way back where they all live in, huh? Fine by me. Let's enjoy so other thing before heading out there.
Ellen: Then let me buy so goodies! And then we make our move next.
Keiko: I'm glad we worked things out so far. Well, go do your thing while we do our. See you two in a bit.
Nice to make friends of those to once be your enemies, but they really weren't huh? Nope. Now it was errands running time in Osaka for one last round before heading out 'while Loki hanging around and Raiho as well'. With Keiko, Morgana, Akechi, and Sophia 'on Keiko's phone' explore a bit and talking to everyone too.
Zen: What started as just a deal turned into me full-on joining the Phantom Thieves...ever thought I'd see the day. You guys did save Akechi's life too, he changed a lot thanks to all of your help.
Akechi: Friends, a true family, and love keeps anyone going.
All true for this guy to be fine, while Zen changed a lot to becoming a Phantom Thief member too.
Zen: Not only that, but you guys taught me how to cook...Can't say I expected a bunch of annoying little rugrats to be so caring. But thanks to that, I got to see Akane smile again. That Leblanc Curry's the real deal.
Keiko: It's the best on what Mr. Sakura taught me.
Both Futaba and Haru had Zen working a lot on the curry so much to get it right to coo for Akane and learning how to cook for himself too.
Zen: I know all I've done is rely on you guys, so allow me to clean this up once all's said and done. I'd appreciate you letting me off the hook by then.
Akechi: We all make mistakes to learn from for the better, Master.
All of it for this guy was one of them.
Zen Oh, right. I almost forgot. Akane kept bugging me about getting you guys a gift. So here. This is from us.
Having more police baton key chains, one for Akane, Akechi, and Keiko to have. Lots of them to keep and to give out the leftovers.
Keiko: Cool, a key chain for me too.
Akechi: Akane loves memorable toys like these on trips to always hold on too. I got one myself.
Zen: Kinda weird to give a police baton to the Phantom Thieves, I guess, but I thought it'd look good on ya, Keiko. But kinda cool stickin' it to some overpowered creep with something to simple. The hero makes the weapon, no the other way around, right?
When it happens, then it only happens is all.
Akechi: It isn't really that bad.
Zen: I get it, OK? And you know, back in the day, fugitives'd become detectives all the time. Maybe you should try becoming an officer yourself. You know since you and Goro are getting married soon.
Will Keiko might do so to join with Akechi and probably Zen someday...?
Keiko: Ah...If I'm feeling up to it, then I'll get back to you for sure.
Akechi: Give her some time. Maybe one day she will.
So until then...
Zen: Heh, is that right? Well, that day comes, I'll be the one givin' the orders, ya hear?
Akechi: I'll do it more with my soon to be wife.
Zen: Right...You guys helped me find something I'd lost a long time ago. If, later on down the road, you find you're in a similar place and don't know what to do...Well, just let me know. I'll be the man I should've been back then.
Keiko: Strong words, for a strong person. Both an officer and a phantom thief.
Well, said. For Zen to do those things with Keiko and Akechi, what was everyone else doing? For Yusuke...
Yusuke: I've seen a wide variety of signs on this trip, but I must say this one stands out the most.
Keiko: In Osaka? Yeah, I can see why.
One of the biggest cities they've been and seen so far.
Yusuke: Even on the building's screens. A simple statement about cutting excess fat and staying healthy...It does indeed make one want to "hustle their muscle."
Keiko: If you say so then, Yusuke.
And what about Haru...?
Haru: I wen and checked in on how our stores here was doing.
Keiko: Another big Bang Burgers.
Lots of they've seen too on their trip too.
Haru: Everyone was working so hard...And not only that, but the customers looked really happy too. I want all of our restaurants to make everyone feel welcome, no matter who they are. I'll need to work just as hard once we get back to Tokyo.
Good idea. Now for Ann to be outside one of the stores herself.
Ann: Keiko! Are we heading out soon?
Keiko: In a bit, Ann.
Ann: Got it. Well, since we don't know when we'll be back, I figured I should get something for myself. Should I get the chocolate cake okonomiyaki or the Madeleine Takoyaki?
Both do sound good to eat one of the two.
Keiko: It's your choice.
Next was Ryuji to be looking at a store too.
Ryuji: Yo, leader babe! We should prolly snag some ramen while we're here, huh?
Keiko: Ramen of many kinds are the best, Ryuji.
Ryuji: We've had ramen every place we've been so far...Sendai, Sapporo, Okinawa, Hakata...No way we can miss it here. At this point, we've basically eaten all the ramen Japan's got to offer! Hell of a trip, but, man, was it worth it.
For most of them it was, even Sophia kept track on her end for good memories.
[Sophia: All...? Haven't we only been to 5 cities?]
Ryuji: Aw, who's countin'?! Either way, we've had a shit ton of ramen! Wait...We forgot to eat ramen in Kyoto, didn't we?
They did forget to have ramen at Kyoto all right.
Keiko: It happens.
Only because Akane was in danger during the time to be a real mess. Next up was Makoto to have something on her mind for Keiko to hear about it.
Makoto: Oh, Keiko-Chan. I'm glad you're here.
Keiko: Of course, Makoto. What's on your mind?
Makoto: I went to eat some takoyaki before we leave, but...I ended up winning an extra order in a raffle. Do you think you could eat it for me? I don't think I can eat this all by myself.
A Lucky Takoyaki was given for Keiko to eat for later on. And last was Futaba to had fun on the entire trip and missions.
Futaba: Big Sis, you sure know how to geek out. Any true otaku would hit this place last!
Keiko: Who doesn't love Anime a lot like us.
Futaba: That's right! Y'know, come to think of it, we didn't have much time to go to Akihabara this summer...
Keiko: Then we can go together next time for sure.
A promise to be made for the future later.
Futaba: Yeah, good idea.
About ready to move out soon. With the Guyver twins getting ready for their car and such to buy and use, Hans and Ellen know what they needed to do next.
Hans: Got your cute things?
Ellen: Got your other gentlemen looks?
Seems like they were both ready to leave.
Hans and Ellen: Yep.
Laughing together for they'll get everything done no matter what it takes for them.
Ellen: Listen, Hans...Either to be me or the other me, I let Akechi and Keiko go that time and I-!
Hans: I knew and it's fine. I think I wanted to take my anger out of Dr. Guru more than my own sister. Either that was me or the other version of myself, it makes me want to fight even more. From friends and the most beautiful women to be our friends, I could fall for one of them, even Keiko Amamiya...But I know she and Akechi are in love with each other.
Ellen: Same and I know Morgana's not a cat...Still, Brother, I love you as family...I thought to be in love and I...forgive me.
Hans: It's okay, we have each other to still care as siblings. We'll get through this together, I promise. We weren't us to have many memories on our other clones and we'll know more with our friends. We will find our true goal soon, our real one must be done first.
Finally, I think the differences of their siblings love only 'and not in love' has happened. Ellen knows this and Hans to not hunt for all of the girls to have for himself, they've learned so much.
Ellen: Yes, we're ready for this now. Let's do it.
Hans: But of course, Dear Sister.
Good to go for them, as the others were too. From Raiho to be ready for anything in bad, Lava hoping of the Aika and Hitomi's safeties, Sophia to learn more about herself to have a place she belongs...
[Sophia: I belong with the Phantom Thieves. I will learn more about me one day, I must learn about patients even more.]
Same with the other Jack Frost families having a home too in the Velvet Room with Lava's help, Zen praying for his wife to almost be done and Akane to be happy with; same with Haru and Futaba to be thinking their lovers back home.
Futaba: (I hope to see you again real soon, Mishima-Chan...)
Haru: (Wish me the best of luck, Sugimura-Chan...)
Young love, huh? Same with Morgana to think about Lava a lot too on his end.
Morgana: Lady Lavenza, I love you so much...
Along with Ann and Ryuji spending some lovely time together.
Ann: You're weird, Ryuji, but still...you're the best.
Ryuji: Ann, you can be so annoying, and yet. Baby, you're the best.
Same with both Yusuke and Makoto's love for each other too.
Yusuke: So much we'll do before we separate again, Ms. Makoto.
Makoto: Yes, but it won't be forever, Yusuke. I promise you that.
Long distances relationship happens for them to see each other every day at least, and for Akechi and Keiko's love was even stronger as well.
Akechi: We're about to leave soon.
Keiko: Yeah, and we did all we could and save the world again.
Akechi: With a lot to be done next...Keiko, please hep me see this through. For my mother and from this mess.
Keiko: I will for sure, Akechi, I'll do anything for you.
Hugging each other for Loki to see their strong love and soon to be married with their rings ready to go on their fingers still.
Loki: (I finally get why their love is much stronger than I ever realized now, more than ever before. We can make through this, all of it.)
From a Shadow to becoming a Persona type of ghost, Loki has learned a lot, huh? From the Phantom Thieves, Guyver twins, Loki, Raiho, and such are all set to leave Osaka. Good to know and they're about to leave for the next chapter/episode to come around for next time.
Zen: Keiko, are we moving out?
Keiko: Let's go, Zenny.
Zen: Roger that. It's time we put a stop to EMMA's server for good.
Akechi: I'm ready too, Master.
Looks like everyone was ready, back to RV first before driving off with a one thing to say and do next.