Persona Series x RWBY crossover

I do not own either one, They are Respectively owned by ATLUS and Roosterteeth

Including any additional add-ons from various games, anime, etc.


Recovery

8/07 Distorted Sakura Residence Daytime

*Fall of Anger

As the dust cloud created from the falling debris, envelops the top of the Pyramid, the entire group were all sprinting down the slope as fast as they can.

"It's catching up to us!" Lotus alerted.

"Running! Here's! A Bitch!" Skull exclaimed, huffing with every step.

"I DON'T WANNA DIE" Rook continued to panic as he then tripped and rolled all the way down to the surface.

"Don't leave us, Rook!" Blanc exclaimed

"Mona! Turn into a car already!" Panther demanded.

"I know! I know! I-" Mona staggered as Panther grabbed him and tossed the cat into the air as the cat manages to transform into van as he landed next to Rook, who was still dazed from rolling.

O-Odin! Hurry!" Rook summoned his Persona as the rest of the group continued to sprint down as the blast from the falling debris blasts them into the air as Mona caught them by morphing his back of the van as cushion as Queen immediately took off.

Freya, Lotus, and Nora lands right onto Odin's back, neighing as the Persona start to run off with out the User. "Don't leave with out ME!" Rook exclaimed as he latched himself onto the tail piece as Odin galloped as fast as the van in front.

The group in the van were groaned in pain as they were positioned awkwardly while Queen focused her attention on escaping. She and the Persona Odin, were avoiding the falling debris, skidding left and right as they made their escape. Rook was having a bad day as he cling on for dear life as his scream was as his mouth was wide open as the camera zooms in, fading out to black.

*Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There


8/07 Cafe Leblanc Daytime

As Ruby gotten to her senses, she noticed that they reappeared in front of a familiar cafe. "Huh? Leblanc?" She wondered confusedly.

"Hey... You guys still alive?" Ryuji ask with a groan while standing up.

"C-Crystal..." Jaune muttered as his voice was muffled with his face was planted square onto the pavement. Pyrrha eventually helped him up.

"I thought I was gonna die in-" Ann sighed until she realizes Yusuke holding on to her by the waists. "HEY! Will you let go already!?" She exclaimed as she elbowed him off. "Ah, sorry!"

"N-Not again..." Yusuke winced as they got back up.

"Wait, how did we end up in front of Leblanc?" Yang also wondered as the cafe's door opened.

"What was that sound?" Sojiro asked as he stood out before them. "... Hm? What're you guys doing out here?" He asked.

They all stuttered as Ruby quick-thinking allowed her to ad-lib. "Um... I was hoping to ask if I could see Futaba... if that's okay with you?" She asked as Sojiro gave a surprised look.

"Oh yeah! Did she calm down, though?" Ryuji assumed.

"Oh... wait, what? That came out of a blue." Sojiro replied. "I don't know about that."

"Ah, well... We came all this way, so how about we enjoy some coffee?" Weiss suggested, following up Ruby's ad-lib.

"Oh! That's great idea!" Ann agreed.

"That's... fine?" Sojiro nodded, much to the confusion.

"I'm not thirsty, though." Yusuke mentioned, although Yang jabbed him in the gut to keep him quiet.

"*Ahem* I almost forgot! I have some business to take care of, so you guys go on ahead. Akira-kun, Ruby-chan, mind if you guys could give me a hand?" Makoto asked as she winked at them.

"Sure!" Ruby agreed as Akira nodded in agreement.

"We'll be here." Ren waved as he the rest of everyone entered the Cafe, leaving Makoto, Ruby Morgana, and Akira outside.

"Let's go see Futaba." Makoto suggested as the leaders nodded in response.


8/07 Sakura Residence Daytime

They went to find Futaba back at her room, but they ended up finding her sitting in front of her residence, she wasn't moving, as the four approached her. "F-Futaba!? Hey, are you okay?" Ruby staggered as she approached her.

"Can you hear us? Please say something!" Makoto begged as Futaba didn't respond. "Could this be our fault? Is it because we defeated her monstrous mother...?" She panicked.

"No, that was nothing more than a cognitive being created in her mind. Destroying it wouldn't cause memory loss or put a physical burden on her..." Morgana explained.

"That's a good thing, but she's not coming to." Ruby pat Futaba's head.

"Joker, don't know a doctor?" The cat mentioned.

"Oh, that's right!" Akira realized as he pulled out his cell scroll and made the call.

"Let's bring her back up to her room while we're at it." Ruby included as Makoto agreed.


They managed to bring her to her room and brought over Takemi to examine Futaba.

"A house call is going to cost you, you know." Takemi mentioned.

"Okay, how much?" Ruby asked.

"... That was a joke." Takemi replied with the students giving a sigh.

"So, um... how is her condition?" Makoto asked.

"Her pulse, breathing, temperature, and blood pressure are all normal. No ocular abnormalities either. I'm not sure why, but it seems this girl is in some kind of light stupor." Takemi stated. "Furthermore, she lacks muscle for her age. I doubt she has much stamina either."

"I see. The rebound from her awakening was too strong..." Makoto assumed.

"There may have too many abnormal circumstances..." Morgana agreed.

"... Hey, I don't think we should keep this quiet. We need to tell Mr. Sakura about this." Ruby suggested with worry.

"Wouldn't he figure out our identities?" Morgana questioned.

"Still we should tell him, shouldn't we." Makoto agreed as well.

"Let's go get him. If he asks, we just found her passed out outside." Akira suggested as they.

"Just keep the circumstances that led up to this a secret, Okay?" Morgana asked.

They eventually led Sojiro and their friends back to his residence as he checks up with the comatose Futaba. "Hey, Futaba? Heyyy?" He called out his unresponsive daughter while the students looked away in guilt. "Oh dear..."

"Um... I she gonna be okay?" Ruby asked with concern.

"Hm? Why do you guys looks so down? This happens every so often." Sojiro assured, surprising everyone so suddenly. "She must've used up all her energy. It's like she ran out of batteries. I think it happens 'cause she doesn't get enough exercise." He chuckled.

"What...? Ryuji groaned.

"The lack of strength in the muscles. I guess that makes sense." Blake agreed.

"She stays like this for a few days whenever this happens." Sojiro scratches his head. "Here, keep an eye on her. I'm going to close the store." He said as he left the room.

"Well, I guess I'll be heading out now." Takemi followed out with her medical bag.

Moments later, the student left in the room, they were still baffled by Futaba's conditions. "It's hard to describe how I feel right now." Makoto stuttered.

"Conflicted. I think that's the right word." Weiss corrected.

"Yeah, I'm feelin' pretty frustrated." Ryuji agreed.

"At least she's out of harms way. Isn't that worth the effort?" Pyrrha cringe a smile.

"Yeah, I'm glad she's okay, but what are we gonna do about Medjed?" Ann mentioned.

When Ann mentioned it, Futaba's cat ears fidgeted as she opened her eyes. "Medjed...?" She muttered.

"Oh, she's up!" Ruby stated as they turned to her.

"... Tired. Gonna sleep for a bit." Futaba muttered as she closes her eyes as went back to sleep.

"She fell a sleep again!?" Nora exclaimed.

"Futaba!" Jaune tried to call out to her, but she was out like a light.

"For a bit...? How much is she planning on sleeping...?" Ann wondered.

"We probably shouldn't wake her up either..." Yang suggested.

"And it's too late for us to find another hacker..." Makoto agreed.

"All we can do is wait for her to wake up..." Morgana nodded.

"We'll have put our trust in her to help us in the last minute." Ren stated.


They decided to head out once Futaba was in the clear. "So... what should we do for now?" Jaune wondered.

"Those Medjed people said they'll start the purge on the 10th...? We have at least three days left." Pyrrha mentioned.

"Well... we should probably check-in with our professor. We did sorta bolted out of the hotel after all." Ruby recalled.

"Then we'll call it a break for the day. I'll make sure Futaba-chan is okay." Akira assured.

"All right, we'll see you guys later." Ruby waved off as the students went their own ways.

"... Now I'm feeling hungry... I could go for some pancakes right about now..." Nora grumbled.

"You sound like Chie." Yang laughed.


8/07 Granbell Hotel Afternoon

The Student Huntsmen returned to the hotel as they see their Professor on her cell scroll.

"... The train's delayed? Yes, I heard on the news." Seta stated with a heavy sigh. "It does seem unusual for such a weather formation around the Yamanashi Prefecture, especially in the middle of summer." Seta then see's the students coming in and waved back at them as she returns to the conversation. "... I suppose you're right... Alright, alright. I'll see you and Nana-chan when we get there. Stay healthy, Ryo-kun." She said as she hung up, then turning to the students. "I've been meaning to ask, where did you guys go all so suddenly in the morning?" She asked them as they staggered with surprise.

"Oh! Uhh... Akira and his friends wanted to show us an event or two so we... forgot to tell you." Ruby ad-libbed. "So what's this about the train being delay?" She asked, dodging her Professor's question.

"Hm... after Medjed's statement, the train's systems have been having technical difficulties so they should have it up running sometime in a couple of days..." Seta explained. "Honestly... what happen to the railway company while I was out of the Kingdom...?" She muttered as she walks away.

"Did Medjed do lot of damage already?" Blake wondered.

"They might've thought they would lead up attacks into one huge blow. That could be possible." Ren assumes.

"All we can do is to assume." Weiss said with uncertainty.

"We came all this way, and we're not getting scolded? So what are we gonna eat?" Nora asked, changing the subject.

"I guess we could we could grab lunch... or dinner. It's already at the time of day." Jaune suggested as he looks out the window.

"I hear that there's a beef bowl shop in the city, wanna try something new?" Yang asked.

"Ooh, that'll work. Let's go!" Nora cheered as she rushes out the door.

"Wow, her stomach is beyond me..." Ruby commented as they decided to go out.


8/07 Shibuya, Japan Evening

With in a dark alley, Cinder and her group received their instructions from the chief from the District Prosecutors Office. "We got our orders. We have to head to the next shrine." Adachi said.

"Did he gave you the coordinates?" Cinder asked.

"Over around here. The shrine's in the mountains of the Yamanashi Prefecture. It won't be hard to miss." Adachi stated as he showed the map to them on his cell scroll.

"Very well then. We're heading out now and settle in a nearby town." Cinder stated as she rolled her eyes at Adachi. "I don't suppose you know a place to stay do you?"

"... There's a town called Inaba, but I'm pretty well known there. That'll be a problem if I show outta the blue." Adachi sighed. "And you wanted us to remain stealthy or whatever..."

"As long as we stay in another district, that could be arrange." Cinder replied as she, Emerald and Mercury walked away.

"... What does she have in mind...?" Adachi muttered out of their earshot.


8/07 Orenobeko Beef Bowl Shop Evening

It just so happens that the students saw Akira working part-time at the Beef Bowl shop, much to everyone's surprise. "Hi, Akira!" Ruby wave to them.

"Yikes... I forgot that there's a lot of people came in together." Morgana meowed while watching from Akira's school bag.

"If you're taking orders now... you think I can have medium barbecue bowl?" Yang asked.

"A set of those... fish and beef skewers." Blake ordered.

"I shall have... a grilled beef set, less grease." Weiss added.

"I'll have the largest... nayto bowls?" Nora asked

"It's pronounced 'Natto.' I'll have a medium beef bowl." Ren corrected as he ordered his meal.

"Me and Pyrrha will have the same." Jaune ordered as well.

"Hey, we like to order our meals, too!" another customer yelled at the far side of the shop room as Akira was diligently placing orders and running around.

"He's certainly a diligent worker." A middle-aged man in a suit laughed weakly. "I still wonder why the manager hasn't been able to employ more workers though."

Ruby looked around the room in response. Akira was the only person working in the room. "Are they understaffed?" Ruby wondered.

"Perhaps... Employees being overworked is becoming a real problem in the workplace. That's concerning..." He said.

"What's worse... most shops that runs by humans won't even serve faunus customers. I'm glad this shop doesn't allows that." Blake said.

"Oh, you must be foreign aren't you?" The man noted. "Not to worry, such exclusion has been outlawed in this Kingdom, so I don't believe you will have that problem here." He assured as he placed his payment on the table. "Thank you for the food. Will you be able to help me with my routine sometime, Akira-kun?"

"Yeah, I should be able to have time, Yoshida-san." Akira reassured as he collected the money along with the dishes.

"Well, don't strain yourself. We'd need people like one of these days." The named Yoshida stated as he left.

"Who's the old guy?" Yang asked.

"Toranosuke Yoshida. He's a politician who been giving speeches in front of a nearby station. You guys must've missed him." Morgana explained. "We sorta struck a deal with him in helping us with Joker's persuasion arts.

"'Persuasion arts'? That sounds suspicious." Weiss scoffed.

"Say what you will. That guy seems decent enough to help. You guys wanna watch him, unless you guys aren't into speeches." Morgana looked away.

"I guess we can hear what he want's to say." Jaune agreed.

"Not to mention it could help Ruby with her language arts." Weiss joked as Ruby remained silent in annoyance.


8/07 Shibuya, Japan Evening

After Akira finished up, the students followed him to the station to meet up with the politician. While Akira was holding up one of his signs, Yoshida continued his speeches. "... There has been far too many incidents recently to ignore!" Can anyone deny this!?" He declared. "The runaway train incident, mysterious psychotic breakdowns, a school with corrupt teachers... we have yet to discover the truth of it all! The apathy that permeates society is a direct result of negligence by our government and the media."

"Huh... I think Naoto said the same thing." Yang recalled as she watches on.

"With the Kingdom's society so negligent, I'd have to agree with him already." Blake comment.

"The conviction of a government is often tested during times of turmoil. However, the current administration refuses to discuss their plans for the future. Can we really accept such an utter lack of transparency!?" Yoshida continued.

Muttering rung all around the politician, none so pleasant that is...

"I've been hearing this type of criticism about the government a lot lately." A weary-looking woman muttered.

"That's because Diet Member Shido has been gaining popularity by saying the same thing." Replied a bored-looking man.

"So he's just echoing another politician's criticism of the government?" The weary-looking woman questioned.

"Apparently. Tch, whatever..." The Bored-looking man scoffed and left.

"Can't really say he tried." Weiss muttered.

"First you stole party funds and now you're stealing ideas, No-Good Tora!" An Anti-Yoshida man yelled as he stepped before the politician. "Stop talking all big you ex-convict!"

Yoshida baffled with stress as some people showed their resentment towards him. "No-Good Tora?" Jaune wondered.

"What's this about the funds?" Blake added.

"So he's claiming those who have made mistakes in the past shouldn't get a second chance?" Yoshida sighed in discomfort.

"Will you stoop interrupting him?!" Akira exclaimed at the Anti-Yoshida man.

"What was that? You got something to say to me, kid!?" He yelled back.

"Yeah, what do you think?" Akira retorted with a firm stance and intimidating glare.

"Wh-What's up with this kid?" The Anti-Yoshida man stuttered.

"So what if he is No-Good Tora? You should listen to the 'ex-convict', he has a point!" Akira declared.

"Tch, you little punk..." the Man growled with a clenched fist.

"Whoa... is he about to-?" Nora stated alertly as Yoshida lowered his hands as he took a deep breath as he continued his speech, raising his hand once more.

"... Yes, I am 'No-Good Tora,' and I made mistakes. Yes, I am unpopular and powerless. But that has nothing to do with my arguments! These are things I learned from all my hardships." Yoshida confessed as he continued, brimming with confidence. "You can ridicule me all you want, but I will continue to oppose what is wrong with this Kingdom, this world!" He stated as the Anti-Yoshida man backed off.

Moments later, the students gathered before Akira and Yoshida. "Today's speech ended up being filled with a lot of passion. Quite unexpectedly, I might add." Yoshida commented. "The highlight though, was your voice, Akira-kun.

"I just spoke the truth. I couldn't help myself." Akira denied.

"You guys certainly showed that man a thing or two." Blake chuckled.

"Indeed, it was very promising. But try not to overdo it. You should avoid making enemies whenever possible. Even Huntsmen should grow into that habit as well." Yoshida advised as he checked his watch of the time. "... Hm... look at the time. I think we can call it for today."

As the students were about to head out, the same Anti-Yoshida man came up to the politician with a solemn expression. "You two are amazing... I've been wrong the whole time. Even though someone has failed in the past, it doesn't mean that person can't try again." That man said as the group and the politician were awed by his realization. "Th-That's all I wanted to say!" He stuttered as he was about to walk away.

"Please wait!" Yoshida pleaded as the man turned back to face him. "Thank you! ... That is all I wanted to say." He appreciated.

"... You're a strange on. Just like that kid." The supposed Anti-Yoshida Man said as he walked away.

"That was weird. Wasn't he against him?" Nora wondered.

"... I think I learned something from Akira-kun's dauntless spirit today." Yoshida realized as he turns to Akira. "I have a bad habit of getting flustered whenever someone calls me No-Good Tora. But you see me as someone of value, so I refused to cower to criticism in front you all." He told them.

"Speaking of criticism, this whole 'No-Good Tora,' Did something happened to you?" Jaune asked as Yoshida frowned at the question.

"... It was quite an ordeal 20 years ago. Are you all willing to hear it?" The Politician replied.

"Well, we're free, so can spare some time." Ruby answered.

"Perhaps we can learn a thing or two about politics." Weiss agreed as well.

"Thank you. Let me explain," Yoshida said as he begun his downfall. "I use to be a member of the National Diet."

"National... Diet? You guys went on a huge diet or something?" Nora asked.

"No, it's their Kingdom's version of our Kingdoms' councils." Weiss corrected.

"In a similar sense, you are correct, young lady." Yoshida agreed as he continued. "I was elected during the rise of a certain event. We were backed by powerful Diet members. This was years before you all were born." He stated with a sigh following. "I was very inexperienced back then, both as a politician as well as a human being. That inexperience led me to be involved in a series of major political scandals."

"Major scandals...?" Ren said as they wondered.

"Yes. People refer to my blunders as 'No-Good Tora's three strikes.'" He continued with a heavier sigh. "The first was being caught missing a legislative meeting to take a personal vacation. Then, I was accused of embezzling a large sum of money from the party... giving me two strikes."

"A personal vacation? You might have check you schedule wrong." Weiss tried to hold her laughter.

"Embezzling money? Why would you do that?" Blake questioned.

"I honestly don't know. I wasn't sure if I did it or not and that was over 20 years." Yoshida told her with a sorrowful expression. "I know I made mistakes, but I wasn't wrong about my concerns about the well-being of our citizens, and that's only two strikes.

"There's a third one isn't there?" Pyrrha recalled.

"The last one, I called a voter an idiot at an open forum, which resulted in a scandal... that was strike three." Yoshida stated with the students, excluding Akira, giving dead expressions towards the Politician. "I was out... and branded a washed-up politician."

"And that's how he got here." Akira stated.

"And yet you're still giving speeches? For what purpose?" Ruby asked.

"You wanted to learn a thing or two about politics. But what do you see the man before you?" Yoshida asked.

The Beacon students looked at each other as they wondered about him. A questionable background and accused of embezzlement, yet he has conviction and the desire to change the world.

"You certainly have the conviction. That much I can understand." Ruby answered.

"I'm happy to hear that, however, everyone says that I have no chance to get elected, so why come to me?" Yoshida asked them.

"Because you seem to have that technique. And you have that confidence to back it up... I guess..." Jaune answered.

"You're all doing a great job of cheering me up." Yoshida chuckled. "It's truly a pity that we need more children like you all to up-hold the future, especially for our Kingdom. The most important part about giving a good speech is believing in yourself. I'm certain that applies to you Huntsmen in your duties as well. Perhaps one day, I will truly believe in myself fully one more." He pondered.

"Perhaps." Ruby agreed as they parted ways for the night.


8/08 Cafe Leblanc Morning

The next day, Team RWBY decided to pay a visit to the cafe. "Isn't the deadline in two days?" Blake asked.

"It's not like we have much of a choice. Not to mention the train is still in repairs aren't they?" Weiss sighed as they entered the cafe.

They see Sojiro serving Akira. "Hey..." Sojiro greeted as Akira waved back at them. Morgana popped his head out of the bag as well.

"Hiya, Mr. Sakura! ... Is Futaba doing okay?" Ruby asked as they took their seat.

"Same as always." Sojiro answered with a defeated sigh as he placed a cup of coffee on the counter. "This is the same month Wakaba passed. I do this every year."

"It must be really hard for you guys." Yang understood.

"Yeah, Futaba reminds me so much of mother. She's a smart girl. Doesn't just go with the flow, either." Sojiro sighed again. "Wakaba... your work and your kid were so fulfilling for you... why'd you have to die so suddenly...?" Akira and Team RWBY gave a moment of silence as Sojiro looked at the students. "... That reminds me, you all saw me talking to that prosecutor- I mean that woman in a suit, right? I remember you guys were real bothered by it. She might come back, so I guess I should tell you guys about it." He referred to Sae Niijima, Makoto's older sister. "That woman was trying to get information on Wakaba's research out of me.

"We... heard her say 'cognitive-something'." Blake mentioned.

"That's what we heard in the Palace." Morgana added.

"Look, you don't need to know what the research was about. Just know there was some trouble around it. Obviously, Wakaba got dragged into it as well. Now, they ruled her death a suicide... But I've got my doubts.

"Doubts?" Ruby wondered.

"Could she have been killed?" Morgana meowed.

"Supposedly, there was people who wanted to take her research and use it for their own benefit... Don't get e wrong though, I don't have a lick of evidence. That's why I haven't told Futaba any of this. I don't want to cause her any more trouble."

"It sounded like she had suspicions of her own based on what she said in the Palace." Morgana recalled.

"Still, there's one thing I regret. It was right before Wakaba died... She told me that she might die." Sojiro said, catching their attention. "I brushed it off thinking it was a joke, but if I had just taken it seriously..." He grunted as he calmed down. "That's another reason I took Futaba in... Redemption. She went through such horrible things. Those heartless adults just yelled at the poor girl... Say, how do you guys heal emotional scars?" He asked them.

"They normally heal on their own." Akira guessed.

"Maybe be there for them when they need someone?" Ruby suggested.

"I agree. I'm waiting for it to happen, but..." Sojiro heard the door open and staggered the moment he saw the familiar Faunus girl. "Futaba...!?"

Futaba walked in as the girls were as dumbfounded by her entering the cafe. She drank the coffee from the cup that Sojiro left out on the table. "... It's cold. You can't sell this!" The young Faunus stated.

"... You'd think that's Iced Coffee?" Ruby wondered.

"That's the least of our worry!" Her Teammates yelled.

"N-Never mind that... How did you get here...?" Sojiro questioned with awe-struct surprise.

"Uh... I walked?" Futaba answered.

"... You're okay!?" Weiss questioned.

"Was that bad?" Futaba asked.

"Th-That's not it! I'm just shocked to see you out of the house..." Sojiro stated.

"Uh... I'm sorry to worry you." Futaba apologized.

Sojiro sighed in content. "... It's all right."

"By the way, what's today's date today?" Futaba asked.

"Eh? It's uh... It's the 8th." Sojiro guessed as he went to check a nearby calendar.

"I feel like I'm forgetting something..." Futaba pondered.

"Wha- We waited for you!" Weiss exclaimed.

"Y'know the cleanse? Medjed?" Yang added.

"Oh, I remember now. Medjed." Futaba realized nonchalantly. She looks at Sojiro and whispers to them. "Let's take care of it now. Come." The younger hacker Faunus stated as they followed her out to her house.


8/08 Sakura Residence Daytime

They all went into Futaba's room as the young Faunus begins to boot up her PC. "It's my turn to help out." She declares as she crack her knuckles and opens up her programs. "Hmph, 'Medjed.' Now, how do we cook them?" She wonders as she begins typing.

"Is there a way to eliminate them?" Weiss asked.

"Violent much?" Futaba chuckled.

"Hey, Futaba? We don't have much time left. Are you sure you could do this!?" Morgana questioned.

Futaba's cat ears twitched as she turns back to see the cat. "Th-The kitty talked!? Is this a dream...? I think I'll go back to sleep." She muttered.

"It is NOT a dream!" Weiss and Morgana exclaimed.

"Seriously though, he IS talking to us." Ruby reassured.

"R-Right..." Futaba stuttered.

"Futaba, please!" Blake reprimand as Futaba returned to typing.

"...Eh, I guess it doesn't matter. Let's get to cracking!" She continued typing on her keyboard.

It took at least over a half-hour and Futaba was still on her computer. "You're just tapping away over there... Are you sure this will work?" Weiss questioned, although Futaba payed no attention the Heiress as her focus was on the computer.

"Futaba?" Yang asked as she still gave no response.

"I don't think she can hear us... Talk about intense concentration." Morgana commented with astonishment as he looked around the room. "This place is so messy... I'm surprise she can focus at all."

"Yeah, she could really clean her room a bit." Ruby agreed as Futaba was still on the computer.

"She's not listening..." Morgana sighed in defeat. "Oh well, just waiting around is boring. Let's clean this place up." He suggested.

"I think there should be trash bags around." Akira agreed.

While Futaba was continuing cracking down the Medjed group, Akira and Team RWBY decided to clean her room while they waited.

"Phew... It looks a little better now, don't you think?" Morgana stated.

"Don't act like you did a thing, you cat." Weiss retorted as Morgana didn't care to counter back.

"So, Futaba? We're done on our end. Are you finished yet?" Blake asked as the the Faunus hacker still had her eyes glued on the computer screen. "She can't hear a word I'm saying." He muttered as they all sweat-dropped. "Guess we'll just have to keep waiting.


8/08 Sakura Residence Evening

Hours passed as Futaba finally stretches her hands out. "I'm Doooooone!" Futaba declared, waking everyone up from their nap. Blake and Morgana jumped from the sudden scream.

"Wh-What's up? Something happened?" Ruby staggered as she rubs her eyes.

"It's finished." Futaba stated as she looks around her room.

"Finished? *Yawn* what is?" Yang yawned as she asked.

"Ah, it's so clean! Why!?" Futaba asked as she realized her room cleaned somehow.

"We cleaned it." Weiss answered.

"Anyways, is it true? Did you really take care of Medjed?" Morgana asked.

"I handled them, and some handled my room...! I don't understand, but this is good!" Futaba agreed to the circumstances as she pulled out a cat-faced plushie a laid her head down.

"Futaba? Hey, did you...?" Ruby walked up to her, only to realized that she went to sleep.

"Ugh... is she sleeping!? Did she take care of Medjed or not?" Weiss questioned to no avail.

"I guess she did. We should probably head out ourselves, I mean look at the time?" She mentioned as they see her scroll's time. It's already evening.

"Wow, look at the time. Let's put our faith in her that she did what we needed her to do." Akira stated as they all decided to return home.


8/08 Granbell Hotel Evening

Team RWBY returned to the hotel as they shared what they know with Team JNPR at a corner of the lobby. "And she went back to sleep?" Nora complained.

"She must have been quite exhausted. I can't say I blame her at all." Ren agreed.

"If Medjed's been affected, then would't it affect the news in a way?" Jaune assumed.

"That should be enough to confirm whether or not the deed has been done." Pyrrha agreed.

"Then we'll watch the news. They should be on tomorrow." Ruby suggested.

As they showed their concerns until Sun and Neptune showed up before them. "Hey, how's everyone doing?" Sun asked as Jaune jumped by the sudden surprise.

"Sun? We're good. What have you guys been up to?" Ruby asked back.

"My team's been scouting the best beaches to go to and Mishima found a best spot. You guys wanna hit the beach some time?" Sun suggested as some student saw Neptune turning blue by the thought.

"I guess we deserve a day of R&R." Yang agreed.

"And we can invite our Shujin friends too." Ren added.

With nothing else to do, they decided to sleep on it.


8/09 Cafe Leblance Daytime

As the heatwave started to don on the Beacon Students as they were sweating on the way into the cafe. "I... I need water...!" Jaune pant with exhaustion.

"It's so hot... why is it so hot...!?" Ruby questioned with exasperation.

"That's because you don't wear lighter close. You know black clothing attracts sunlight, even your hood is only extra weight." Weiss complained as she fans herself.

"But I like my hood..." Ruby whined as they spot the members of the Phantom Thieves hanging around.

"Hey guys, so you guys heard any news about the Medjed group yet?" Ann asked as they took their seats.

"I'm guessing you guys haven't either?" Blake replied as they shook their heads as Akira comes down, yawning.

"So you're finally up, huh? Don't slack off just 'cause you're on summer vacation." Sojiro warned him.

"You certainly look tired." Weiss mentioned Akira's yawn.

"We've made ourselves at home." Ann cheerfully stated as they looked comfortable.

"Say Boss, think we can grab a drink while we're here, we're sweating a storm here." Nora asked.

"Coming right up." Sojiro replied as he went back to the kitchen.

"Late last night, it was discovered that someone has tampered with the hacker group Medjed's website. The site's main page is now displays what is thought to be the mark belonging to the Phantom Thieves. Moreso, the personal information of a Japanese man, a possible Medjed member, was illegally publicized." The TV Reporter stated.

"Aren't these the guys people have been up in arms about?" Sojiro asked as he place the customer's drinks on the bar counter.

"Medjed has yet to issue an official reply. Furthermore, their previously announced cleanse of Japan has remained unimplemented for now. Some speculate that they have taken this series of events seriously and ultimately canceled their plan." The TV Reporter continued.

The students all cheered and sighed with relief taking the news well. "What's with all the cheering?" Sojiro asked.

"Oh! Well... Nothing much, something great has happened." Ruby reassured.

"Well stop it. You guys are gonna drive away my customers." The shopkeeper demanded.

"After the commercial break, we will be asking guests from various fields about this turn of events." The TV Reporter stated.

"But there ain't any customers...?" Ryuji recalled as he looks around the restaurant.

"Can it, my customers are on summer vacation too." Sojiro countered back.

"Speaking of which, I heard that the repairs are almost done, and we'll have head out tomorrow." Blake mentioned.

"We have until tomorrow evening." Weiss added.

"I hear that. Was there some place you wanted to go?" Akira asked.

"Our friend, Sun, recommended going to the beach. You guys interested?" Yang asked.

"The beach? Oh hell yeah!" Ryuji agreed wholeheartedly. "What do you guys think?" He turned to his friends.

Akira nodded with a thumbs up, but Ann and Makoto had other things in mind. "I wanna go to the beach too, but we can't just leave Futaba-chan alone."

"Maybe we can invite her too?" Pyrrha suggested.

"Another plate of your hottest curry, boss!" Nora demanded as she place more lien on the table, as Sojiro brought in another plate.

"Some things still concerns me too, like that 'research'..." Makoto added as the door opened to reveal Futaba coming in.

"Oh! Did you just get up?" Sojiro asked in good manners.

"Hiya, Futaba!" Ruby waved.

"Good morning." Makoto greeted her but she then flinched and scuttled in between Ruby and Akira.

"It seems she's cautious of us..." Yusuke assumed.

"Aw, don't be like that. We won't bite." Yang reassured as she still glares at the them.

"Hey, why don't we all go upstairs? If any customers come, she'll be even more afraid." Makoto suggested with concern.

"Why don't you go with them Futaba? Have fun." Sojiro agreed. "It's about time my regulars show up anyway, so I don't want you guys loitering around my store." He suggested as Futaba nodded.

Later after the students left for the 2nd floor, Sojiro's regulars arrived and made themselves comfortable as they have their coffee. The TV screen show a conference with important people are interviewed. Gaius is there, too.

"The fact that there were no damages due to the hackers' actions is but an afterthought. The issue I want to make clear is the attitude of the police, and more importantly, the government." The Distinguished Man stated. Even Sojiro remained stern for some reason.

"What do you mean?" The TV Reporter asked.

"Are thy doing their best to find an effective countermeasure against these Phantom Thieves? Is it not the government's duty to create a society where its citizens can live without worry? Unfortunately, the current cabinet is powerless. As such they should be disbanded. I believed now is the time for me to risk my political career in hope of making a new reality. A new political system that goes beyond parties or factions... An ideal Kingdom of peace and order..." The Distinguished Man declared and continued on.

"This politician seems quite promising." An Elderly Male Customer commented.

"I have to agree. I hope he can work to ease the anxieties of the elderly."

"What do you think, boss?" The Eldery Man asked.

"Hm? Oh, sorry, I wasn't listening..." Sojiro replied.

"You know... I've just realized that you've been saying that every time for some time now." The Elderly Woman mentioned

"I guess I'm getting too old..." Sojiro sighed.


No Date Confirmed Unknown Headquarters Daytime

"So your little group not only saved Futaba Sakura, you were able to have her help the Phantom Thieves against the Medjed?" Gaius summarized as he and Ruby ate a Ramen in the room.

"*Slurp* Yep... and I'm glad that she was able to recover." Ruby smiled with relief as she then used a napkin to wipe off the soup.

"Hmm... Wakaba Isshiki. Now that's a name I haven't heard for sometime. If that research of her's was important to take her life that would make a new possibility..." Gaius muttered to the idea. "To think that there's a conspiracy going on under everyone's noses..."

"Well... after we rescued Futaba, we didn't exactly have any more time to ask for more information, we had to head to our next destination after that day.

"Yes, you all were still traveling. At least, can you give any further details or such? Before you left Tokyo." Gaius requested.

And so, Ruby began to recall once more...


8/09 Cafe Leblance Daytime

The Phantom Thieves and the Student Huntsmen were all in the attic as they discuss the events so far. Futaba and Nora were sitting on Akira's bed as they continued to eat their lunch.

"To think the cognitive version of a person would transform into such a horrible monster and attack us." Yusuke muttered at the thought.

"That would mean our enemies aren't only Shadows and the Grimm..." Ren agreed a shared thought.

"I thought the other people were just victims, like the slaves at the castle or the walking ATMs." Ann thought.

"We don't know about that, unless it any different from Cognitive Yu. Weiss added.

"Even though they seem to be alive, they're only part of the backdrop... the environment." Makoto deduced.

"They're not real..." Ren stated as he clenched his arm. Nora notices and felt concern for him.

"In other words, the Palace ruler determines the form and strength of their cognition." Blake added up.

"I'd hope to ask Futaba's mother how far along she was with her research." Makoto hoped despite her death.

"She was looking into that cognitive psience stuff, right?" Jaune asked.

"Putting together all the information we gained up till now, constant abuse of it can lead one's death, and it may even relate to those psychotic breakdowns we've been hearing." Weiss added up.

"Considering the 'cognitive' aspect, I sense a strong connection between it and the Metaverse." Makoto included.

"On top of that, the research might have been stolen and used by someone else." Morgana added on.

"You mean those guys that showed Futaba-chan the fake suicide note." Ann suggested.

"If that is the case, those people are unforgivable." Pyrrha stated with disappointment and anger.

"Say, Futaba. Is there anything else you can remember?" Ruby asked but Futaba stood up and left the room. "Futaba?"

"Well, quite the difficult girl." Yang chuckled only to see Futba gain holding another bowl of ramen.

"That smell..." Yusuke muttered as his fox ears twitched.

"Is that seafood...?" Blake muttered as well regarding the scent from the ramen bowl.

"C'mon, no fair..." Ann whined.

"Hey, can I snag a bite?" Ryuji begged. Futaba glared him though. "Meanie..." He grunted.

"Geez, if you guys are that hungry, you could've ordered from the boss down stairs." Nora suggested as she held her plate of curry, much to the rest of the students' watery mouth.

"Why don't we take a short break?" Makoto also suggested.

"Yeah, I mean it IS lunch time." Ruby agreed.


Later, while they were digging into their lunch they continued their conversation. "I've been thinking, even if Futaba is a genius, could she really crush an international hacker organization that easily?" Makoto wondered.

"The one who taunted the Phantom Thieves was a guy in Japan. I knew the Medjed members in Japan weren't anything special, so I wasn't worried.

"In Japan? Only in the Kingdom?" Jaune wondered. "Thinking about it, they would've been well known if they were in other Kingdoms, but we didn't hear about them until now."

"I would've know if the acting member was foreign or not, but this guy was definitely in Japan." Futaba assured.

"How do you know that?" Ann asked.

"'Cause I'm the founder." Futaba stated as everyone staggered and some almost choked on their lunch.

"Uh... Wh-What!?" Weiss exclaimed.

"Holy cats, seriously!?" Ruby staggered.

"Um... what do you mean? Should we take that literally." Makoto questioned with confusion.

"Yep. It was only me at first, back then I was referred to as the hacker of justice." Futaba stated proudly. "But since I stayed anonymous, a buncha guys from all over Remnant started using the name."

"And those were the ones committing cybercrimes." Ann followed.

"It was a hassle to expose all of them, so I left them be." Futaba finished.

"Uhhh... so Futaba was the true Medjed, and we were freakin' out over some weak-ass dipshits?" Ryuji realized with a annoyed sigh. "You should've told us from the start, Futaba."

"I discarded the Medjed name a while ago. I'm Alibaba now." Futaba declared.

"Cool." Ruby nodded and went straight to the punch. "So... what do you want to do now?" She asked.

"Since you know our secret, we'd like you to join our team." Makoto suggested.

Futaba: "'Kay."

"Just like that?" Nora asked.

"This may even ensure our investigations of the Palaces goes along smoothly." Makoto included.

"Hmm... you guys could use a Navigator. I think she'd fit that role pretty well, I think." Pyrrha agreed.

"Well... I guess." Morgana agreed reluctantly.

"Well, Futaba's real amazin'! She's gonna be a big help for us, huh?" Ryuji complimented as they all nodded in agreement.

"Say, Futaba. How did you find out about us?" Makoto asked.

Futaba: "Secret."

"Where did you learn to hack?" Weiss asked.

Futaba: "Private."

"When did you learn about the Nav?" Akira asked.

"I refuse to answer." The Hacker Faunus stated.

"Futaba-chan sure is unique. Still, it'll be a problem if she doesn't open up to us some more." Ann mentioned.

"At the very least, we need to communicate normally with her." Yusuke suggested.

"Hm... I got an idea!" Ruby exclaimed as she pulled out her scroll. "Futaba! How about we duke it out in... Kung-Fu Ninja Slayer Ultimate Death Battle 2!" She declared as she displays the screen from her scroll. "What better way to know each other than compete in a video game?" She suggested.

Futaba's head turned 180* as she heard that name. "You played K.N.S.U.D.B.2!? That's... So... Old school!" She exclaimed as she got up.

"K-K, N... S... what? Old school?" Ruby wondered.

"Check this!" Futaba pulls out her cell scroll and revealed a new screen displaying the title. "Kung-Fu Ninja Slayer Ultimate Death Battle Neo"

"What the what!?" Ruby gasped.

"It's the same game, but in higher quality!" Futaba explained.

"Whoa! It even has an opening!? But I haven't even heard of a new game coming out in Vale!" Jaune realized.

"That's because the game company haven't been able to find English voice actors. Foreign voice actor are hard to come by nowadays." Futaba answered. "The voice acting from the last game were all Japanese trying to speak English, hence losing its value ever since. They said until find English voice actors, this game still has yet to make a debut on foreign soil."

While Ruby and Jaune were discussing the game the others were surprise to see Futaba instantly interact with Ruby regarding it. "I guess we can open up to her through the game." Yang somewhat agreed.

"We do have the time thanks to the train repairs." Blake mentioned.

"Then let's go to the beach tomorrow! There'll be tonsa people there, plus we got totally dried out in that desert." Ryuji suggested.

"That's a great idea." Ann agreed. "We haven't gone to the beach yet."

Futaba didn't payed much attention as she and Ruby started playing the game already.

"Wow... that's some quality- What? No!" Ruby panicked as she lost the game match.

"Mehehehe... is that all you got? I thought you were a pro at this game?" Futaba wondered with a smirk.

"What?! I am...! demand a rematch!" Ruby complained.

"She certainly opened up real fast..." Yusuke realized.

"Hey, think I can play?" Ryuji asked, stepping up.


8/09 Cafe Leblance Evening

Sojiro stepped into the attic to find everyone up and at a screen that students are playing with Futaba. It seems Futaba's on a winning streak.

"Green Wins!" The game stated.

"Ha! And that's how you do it!" Futaba declared, smiling. "Seriously, I thought one of you guys were pros at this games, but man..."

"No fair! I don't even play these games!" Weiss complained.

"Seriously? You need to get out some more." Futaba replied.

"Speak for your self!" The Heiress retort.

"Wh-What the... don't tell me you guys have been up here all day!?" Sojiro questioned.

Soon enough, they all check the time on their scrolls and looked outside of the window. "Wow, look at the time!" Nora gasped.

"Were we playing that game that game for hours? I can't believe this!" Weiss groaned in disgust.

"But we did managed to open up to her, even if it was a little..." Pyrrha reassured as they watched Futaba, Nora, Yang, and Ruby were discussing fighting combos and what-so-ever on the game they played.

"Sorry for the wait!" Ann called out to them as they see her and Makoto entering the attic.

"Huh? When did you guys get back?" Yang asked.

"When did you leave?" Ren added.

"You guys didn't see us leave? We went to find swimsuits for Futaba-chan." Ann answered.

"A-A s-s-swimsuit!?" Futaba stuttered.

"You don't have one, do you?" Ann asked as Futaba shook her head in response.

"Oh... OH! That's right! The beach!" Ruby realized as she turned to Futaba. "You wanna hang out at the beach with us? I mean it may has a lot of people there, and we have to head out tomorrow night so..."

"The beach... swimsuits... am I really ready for that?" Futaba wondered.

"The beach...?" Sojiro muttered in response. "I didn't even see her take that much interest in going outside again.

"All right, let's have you try them on right now then." Ann suggested.

"N-n-now!?" Futaba staggered.

"You can't go to the beach if you don't have a good-fitting swimsuit. They don't have much time left, you know?" Ann pointed at the Student Huntsmen as Futaba stuttered while shifting her head all over the room.

"You guys will know what'll happen if you guys try and look... right?" Makoto glared at the males in the room, even Sojiro sweat-dropped.

"I guess we can drop by tomorrow. We'll see you then?" Jaune suggested.

"I think we've have our own swimsuit, so we'll catch you all later." Ruby agreed as they decided to head out for the night.


8/10 Granbell Hotel Morning

The Beacon Student were all gathered in the lobby. "All right everyone, I assume you all know that we will be leaving after you all enjoyed your time. We won't be able to return to the hotel afterwards, understood?" Seta addressed them.

"You got it teach. Sun's out with the guns out!" Sune reassured as he fist-pumped along with his teammates, excluding Neptune who looked ill for some reason.

"So are they gonna meet us here or are we coming to them?" Jaune mentioned.

"They told us they come. And speaking of which." Yang pointed at another group coming into the lobby.

"'Sup ya'll! Ready to hit the beach!?" Ryuji waved at them.

"Ryuji! Guys! You showed up!" Ruby exclaimed as she peaked behind to see Futaba taking cover behind Akira.

"She a friend of yours?" Sun asked as the Faunus girl glared at him.

"That's Futaba-chan. She's a little bit shy, so think you go can easy on her?" Ann asked.

"Hey, no problem! I'm always gentle on delicate folks!" Sun assured.

"You sound like a pedo." Futaba commented as some of the guys staggered in response.

"A... Pedo, what's that?" Sun wondered.

"I'm uncertain myself." Yusuke shook his head who also wondered what the word meant.

"Uh... try not to read into that." Blake elbowed Sun.

"So, shall we?" Makoto suggested as they were guide the to the beach.


8/10 Beach Daytime

The beach was incredibly crowded as the guys in their swimsuits were waiting on the girls in the dressing room. "Man it's packed..." Ryuji groaned while he ate his Topsicle.

"Sorry for the wait." Ann apologized as the guys turned to the girls in their swimsuits. Their swimsuits looked fabulous as the guys were staring all the way. Especially Ryuji who made funny gestures at Ann. "Ahahahahaha! Got a better opinion of me now? What, cat got your tongue?" Ann laughed as she jokingly jabbed at him.

"We look pretty good don'tcha think?" Nora asked Ren and Jaune.

"Fabulous." Ren said with a thumbs up.

"Yeah, you guys look beautiful." Jaune agreed.

"Aw... thanks!" Pyrrha blushed.

"Are we missing one?" Akira mentioned as they look back at the changing room.

"Futaba, you done yet?" Ruby asked as she sees a pair of feet behind the cover of the changing room as Futaba struggles to step out into their view. She had a cute figure, but she had a towel wrapped over her whole head, leaving her cat ears out. "Uh... Futaba...?" Ruby stuttered as the group were dumb-strucked as they see her.

"Thish ish perfecsh!" Futaba exclaimed with her muffled voice as she tip-toed her way to the group.

"You're being ridiculous, Futaba." Blake sighed as Ruby decides to help guide her from veering away.

"Yeah, there's nothing perfect about that." Ruby reassured as she helped Futaba out of the towel as it let down her hair as her cat ears twitched.

The group were smiling as they watched as Futaba corrected her glasses. She then looked around and smiled back at then.

"Man... it's so hooooot..." Ryuji continued to complained.

"There's a lot of people here... Are you okay, Futaba?" Makoto asked.

"I'm fine. You guys are here." Futaba assured in her stutter.

"It's almost lunchtime." Ann mentioned.

"You think they got those bento like the ones at the convenient stores?" Jaune asked as they overhear a couple.

"Er... so are we gonna grab a bite?" Yang asked.

"Right, we'll go get some stuff." Jaune suggested. Although they noticed Futaba going into her bag to reveal one of her favorite bowls she brought with her.

"You're eating that even here!?" Yusuke questioned.

"My staple food." Futaba answered proudly.


Later, they finished up their lunches and now resting their stomachs. "This should be a familiar flavor, yet how does it taste so good?" Ren wondered.

"Is the ramen good?" Ryuji asked Makoto.

"A little salty, but..." Makoto muttered.

"Not feelin' well or something?" Ryuji continued to asked.

"You just don't get it, do you, Ryuji? When a girl's in a swimsuit, she wants to look as slim as possible." Morgana meowed. "Still, you're worrying too much. Did you make sure you eat breakfast?"

"Mona lacks tact." Futaba stated as Team RWBY agreed.

"So, what do we do now? Should we play some volleyball or something?" Jaune asked.

"Sure, I'm in!" Yang declared as she punched her knuckles.

"Count me in!" Sun agreed as well.

"Volleyball! Perfect!" Neptune eagerly agreed. "So what about you ladies, care to join us?" He flirted.

"Oh, sorry. Us girls already made plans to ride banana boat." Ann mentioned.

"We could only rent a three-person one. Sorry." Makoto apologized as she, Ann, and Futaba, stood up.

"Ah... seriously?" Ryuji groaned.

"Why don't you keep an eye on our stuff?" Ann suggested.

"Hell no! Why you gotta treat us like that!? We're celebrities makin' headlines! You should treat us better!" Ryuji complained.

"Celebrities? You mean like us Huntsmen?" Sun wondered. "Hey man, I think you're gonna have to become a Huntsman before you can call yourself one. I mean, check out my pecks!" He showed his muscles along with Neptune.

"You're such a show off, Sun." Blake chuckled.

"I do think they're not bad in the Metaverse, but in reality... Strange isn't it?" Makoto muttered as she wondered.

"I don't know about the Huntsmen, but our guys can steal treasures, but not a girl's heart at all." Ann laughed.

"B-But... lady Ann..." Morgana stuttered in for us!

"Can we get to the Banana boat already?" Futaba asked.

"Oh, sorry. We'll go now." Makoto assured as they left.

"We'll switch when we're done. Keep an eye on our stuff for us!" Ann requested.

"Right, have fun!" Sun waved back at them and then turned to the group. "So, whose serving?" He asked.

"Do we even have a volleyball?" Ren wondered.


A couple hours passed as the Male Phantom Thieves were watching their Huntsmen friends going at it at volleyball. "It must be amazing to be a Huntsman. Risking their lives in their perilous journey." Yusuke observed.

"Dammit... They don't get how amazin' we are. We risk our lived bein' Phantom Thieves. There's no way we're the same as other guys here." Ryuji complained. "Shouldn't we be havin' more good times in reality too!?"

"More than what our Huntsmen friends are doing?" Akira assumed what Ryuji meant. "I... guess you have a point..."

"Right? Don't you agree, Yusuke?" Ryuji included.

"Well... if you put it that way, you may be right. Perhaps our skills can compete against even the Huntsmen, then..." The Fox Faunus muttered.

"What brought this up, Ryuji? Is it because of what Ann said?" Akira wondered.

"Well... Ann and the others don't get it 'cause they're always around us. And our huntsmen friends are already considered friends, even though they got mad skills and all.

"Hey, how do we get lady Ann to notice how amazing we are as Phantom Thieves?" Morgana suggested.

"Well, we gotta steal... you-know-what." Ryuji mentioned, yet the other three didn't know what he meant.

"Like swimsuits?" Akira guessed.

Wha- Dude, no. No! You wanna get call by the cops!? I'm talking about people's hearts!" Ryuji exclaimed. "Ann made fun of us and all. Let's show her what we're made of." He suggested.

"I see. I just need to prove my skills in reality as well..." Morgana agreed.

"Let's steal all the hearts with the skills we've honed as Phantom Thieves!" Ryuji declared. "I'm sure girls will be all over us, considering the vibes we give off!"

"Very well, let's do this. Pulling off our work in reality doesn't sound bad." Yusuke followed as he stood up.

"So.. Mona, you're in charge of watching over our stuff, okay?" Ryuji appointed as he and the other guys left.

"Huh? H-Hey what the hell! Get back here! Don't leave me behind!" Morgana demanded while it left with deaf ears.


It took them an hour to make any attempt of flirt with women, only to be staring at the sea with their failed attempts on them. "... I dunno... The ocean just looks kinda bland to me..." Ryuji muttered.

"You feeling better?" Akira asked.

"Don't say that like i'm the only one who messed up! We were goin' at it like a team, right?"

"Hm... I've sensed a presence staring at us for some time now... Are we being followed?" Yusuke wondered as his fox ears twitched.

"W-Wait... Does this mean girls're gonna hit on us!?" Ryuji asked as his eyes lit up.

Yet Yusuke realized something else and left as Jaune and Ren approached them. "Hey guys!" Jaune waved to them.

"Is Yusuke going somewhere?" Ren asked.

"... What... you guys aren't girls..." Ryuji muttered as his expectation shrunk.

"Wha... did... you wanted us to crossdress?" Jaune asked.

"'Effing no! Dammit...!" Ryuji barked as he fell onto his knees and cried.

"We were trying to hit on women... there wasn't any luck..." Akira scratch his hair.

"I can imagined." Jaune agree.

"Seriously... how did you guys managed to get you own girl? Is it because you guys are huntsmen?" Ryuji questioned.

"Uh... Me and Nora go way back. We know each other quite well already." Ren mentioned.

"Pyrrha and I? Well... under some misunderstandings... We eventually got to know each other enough and all..." Jaune muttered as he blushed.

Ryuji: "For real...?"

"That's very surprising, considering Pyrrha is a popular person, even in Japan." Akira added.

"Yeah... you'd understand the real person than what other people see. I think that's how we gotten close." Jaune assumes.

"You guys are lucky bastards, 'ya know?" Ryuji commented.

"Wasn't exactly our intention at first." Ren reassured as he and Jaune chuckled.

"See, I told you they'd be here! I could sense them it deep within my loins!" A deep voice rung as Ryuji felt a shiver down his spine as they turned to the voice.

"There's even double of cute little boys! They're just begging to to be hit on!" A brawny voiced-man agreed. They saw them acting like women, and they also wore swimwear.

"Oh shit...!" Ryuji grunted.

"You know them?" Jaune asked.

"Th-These guys from Shinjuku!" Ryuji muttered in a frightened tone. "Why are they here!?"

"Oh my! I can't believe we've been reunited in such a stunning place!" The Scruffy Romantic said suggestively.

"Smells like destiny to me!" The Beefy Trendsetter agreed. As they stepped closer to the teenagers, Akira and Ryuji flinched and staggered leaving Jaune and Ren oblivious. "We're the fashion police! If you don't answer our questions, we'll take you away!" He declared.

"So, which of us do you think is more manly?" The Scruffy Romantic asked.

"More manly?" Jaune wondered as he looks to Ren who was also confused to the question. "I don't know, I think you both are?"

"A trick question like that? Seems reasonable you both are what you think you guys are." Ren agreed.

"The hell are you guys even answerin' them!?" Ryuji questioned him.

"Ding ding! That is correct! We are both lovely!" The Scruffy Romantic answered as he narrowed his eyes down towards Akira and Ryuji. "And you two interfered with our duties by not answering the question! I sentences you both to... stripping!"

Jaune/Ren: "Huh?"

Akira/Ryuji: "What!?"

The students staggered by the declaration, especially Akira and Ryuji. "Oooh, my fashionista skills would be perfect for this!" The Beefy Trendsetter gazed at them lewdly. "Now hands above your heads!" He demanded.

A-Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" Ryuji scream as he and Akira sprinted away really fast.

"The suspects are escaping! Catch them!" The Beefy Trendsetter commanded as they chased them.

As the guys left Jaune and Ren, the Student Huntsmen came up to them as they see their Shujin friends being chased by the pair of men. "Did we miss something?" Sun asked.

"Dunno. You guys heard of the fashion police?" Ren asked as they all shook their heads.

A few minutes later, both Akira and Ryuji returned to the group. "I think... we lost'em..." Ryuji gasped for air.

"...? Wasn't Yusuke with you guys?" Ruby asked as they looked around until they see him walking towards them with... lobsters in his hands.

"Oh! So this is where you two were. I've been searching for you." Yusuke said, holding a pair of lobsters in his hands.

"Yusuke... what is with those lobsters?" Ren asked.

"Are... you going to cook them?" Yang wondered as Blake silently gazed upon a possible fish dish.

"Of course not. While you were busy with your interrogation, I found these beautiful specimens on sale. And so, I decided to spend the last of my money on them." Yusuke explained as they all sweat-dropped with dumbfounded expressions.

"... Why would you do such a thing!?" Weiss questioned.

"Man, you're real hopeless when it comes to cash..." Ryuji sighed and realized something. Wait, you were watchin' us!? Why didn't you help!? Especially you guys!" He questioned and glared at Jaune and Ren.

"What? I thought you guys were joking around with them." Jaune assumed.

"Apologies, but I was entranced. The moment I set my eyes on this distinct shape, I was in love. I haven't had my very core shaken as vigorously as this since the first time Ann entered my gaze."

"Um... good for you?" Pyrrha asked as Ryuji sighed.


"We're here with friends." Makoto told a pair of men hitting on her and Ann.

"C'mon, don't lie to us, baby. How about you come for a nice cruise on our boat?" The Pretentious Man seduced.

There's going to be a party too. Tons of celebrities and industry people will be coming along." The Wealthy-looking Faunus added as well.

"Are you even listening to us!?" Ann questioned irritatingly.

"Sorry 'bout they wait." Ruby and her friends gathered back to their spot as they see the pair pf men with Ann and Makoto.

"Huh, so you were serious about being here with friends." Pretentious Man realized as he noticed some girls in the group.

That's what we've been saying from the start!" Ann exclaimed.

"Don't you find it boring spending your time with kids like them?" The Wealthy-looking Man questioned.

"Why? Aren't we around the same age?" Nora asked.

"It's far more interesting than anything involving you two." Makoto assured.

"What was that?" The Pretentious Man questioned irritatingly.

"Hey! Back off already. Unless you want to deal with a bunch of kids." Yang threatened as the students gathered around them, walling the adults away from Ann and Makoto.

"H-Hey, let's just let the children have fun with fellow children..." The Wealthy-looking man stuttered, feeling the pressure upon them from the so-called "children". "Sorry for your time, we'll be going now." He reassured as they left.

"Wait, why are we walking away from a bunch of brats!?" The Pretentious Man questioned while being pushed away.

"Because half those brats are huntsmen, we won't even stand a chance!" The Wealhy-looking Man exclaimed until they were out of earshot from the students.

"What creeps..." Ann berated.

"At least one of them knew what we're capable of." Yang reassured.

"Thanks for coming in like that. Those guys just wouldn't stop pestering us." Makoto sighed with relief.

"You did well to hold them off." Ren praised them.

"They got lucky. I would of broke their legs." Nora said otherwise.

"Please don't tell me that breaking legs is a thing to her..." Ann pleaded.

"It's a thing..." Jaune reassured.

"Yeah, if things'd gone bad, we would've sent'em to the hospita- U-Uhhh... never mind. It's nothing." Ryuji agreed, but dropped the subject.

"By the way, where are Futaba and Morgana?" Yusuke wondered.

"Ooooh! Are those lobsters? One in each hand!?" Futaba appeared with Morgana.

"I was wondering about that myself." Ann asked also.

"Are you going to make them into sashimi? Or perhaps roast them whole!?" Morgana questioned with stars in his eyes, eagerly eyeing the lobsters.

"I like dem lobsters..." Blake muttered as she and Futaba tries to snatch the lobsters off of Yusuke.

"Enough of your vile postulations! These are purely for the sake of visual appreciation!" Yusuke demanded as he keeps his lobsters out of reach from his friends' hands.

"We did tons of stuff today. All in all I guess comin' to the beach was pretty worth." Ryuji commented as they all agreed while Blake and Futaba were still reaching for Yusuke's lobsters.


8/10 Beach Daytime

As the sun was setting on the horizon, the students were about to call it a day as Team RWBY and Team JNPR were hanging out with the Phantom Thieves. "It's almost time that we head out soon." Pyrrha mentioned.

"We should probably start heading home, as well." Makoto agreed.

"So how's like bein' Phantom Thieves?" Ryuji asked the Student Huntsmen.

"It was all right, I suppose... I'm just not up for the stealing hearts part." Weiss scoffed her thoughts.

"Too bad we won't be able to help help you guys. You guys aren't bad people." Yang assured.

"We are blessed to know that you guys acknowledge us for what we do. Truly." Yusuke replied.

"Futaba seemed fine in the crowd too, so it looks like she's overcome her last exercise." Ann reviewed as they look to where Futaba was as she and Ruby were watching a small crab strolling by.

"Hey, Futaba. We're goin' home. Stop standin' around and help us pack up." Ryuji hollered to her.

"'Kay!" Ruby reassured as she turns to Futaba as she stares into the horizon. "Is everything okay, Futaba?" She asked as the others ought to hear her out.

"You know... All this time, I thought that it was my fault that my mom died. It's because everyone said that I killed her. Everyone looked at me thinking I was a murderer." Futaba contemplated. "I ended up hating this world. That's why I shut myself in and covered my ears. I wished... I wished my mom would come back to life."

"In a way, I think I know the feeling." Ruby agreed. Even she wished to see her mother's face again.

"Sometimes I'd wake up and think it was all a dream. But nothing had changed in the world. That's why I'd sleep again. It'd be a repeat of that that..." Futaba sighed as she stood up. "I loved my mom. I wanted to become like her. How she work late into the night, how she'd wake up early and make me a boxed lunch every day, how she'd do her best to further her research, how she scolded me for peeking at her notes."

"Sound a lot like you have one heck of a super-mom." Yang laughed weakly.

"Those notes you mentioned... It was cognitive psience, was it?" Makoto mentioned as Futaba turned to to face the others to explain.

"'The cognitive world can become distorted through desires. If it becomes distorted, a person begins to exhibiting problematic behavior in reality.'" Futaba explained and continued. "'That Cognitive world disappears when you remove its core, and further problematic actions stop.'"

"I... Uh..." Jaune stuttered as he was trying to figure out what she said.

"Isn't that about Palaces...?" Pyrrha guessed.

"That's inside the Metaverse! She knew about that?" Morgana exclaimed.

"It made no sense back then, but now I understand, after it actually happened to me. All I thought about was my mom. I was trapped in a cognitive labyrinth." Futaba told them. I couldn't get out. There was nothing I could do by myself."

"That's why you asked us to steal your heart? That's a huge jump in logic in so many ways." Blake realized.

"At first, I didn't believe the rumors about the Phantom Thieves... that they steal hearts. But I overheard you accidentally. I learned that you guys were near me." Futaba added.

"Overheard? Ah, the hack...So why were you listening in on Leblanc in the first place?" Yusuke muttered.

"I had to keep an eye on Sojiro. Make sure he was actually working." Futaba answered plainly.

"Talk about an awful hobby..." Ryuji commented.

"You were talking about stealing hearts. When I heard hat, I was so happy I jumped up and down. I thought, maybe the Phantom Thieves could cure my heart." Futaba continued.

"You couldn't told them from the start, could you?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, thy might've been wary of me if I asked out of nowhere. And besides you could've been bad guys. That's why I cautiously got contact with you. I checked many times to see how you'd react."

"And you hacked Ruby's scroll because...?" Weiss wondered.

"I heard that she is a huntress. I was told the Huntsmen were trustworthy people so I thought I can get her to reach you guys." Futaba answered.

"So it wasn't because my scroll is outdated?" Ruby asked.

"No, it totally was." Futaba immediately replied.

"What!?" Ruby staggered.

"Either way, you definitely had us twisted around your little finger." Makoto assured.

"But, Futaba-chan, you didn't talk to anyone besides Boss for a long time, right? You must've need a lot of courage to contact the Phantom Thieves." Ann stated.

"... There were two reasons for it. One was Medjed's taunt. The Phantom Thieves were so pitiful, it frustrated me. I would've been in trouble if they got disbanded too..."

"You were our best hope." Ren agreed.

"The other was what I heard through wiretapping Leblanc. Sojiro was being blamed with lies, like abusing me. He was being threatened to spill everything about my mom..." Futaba explained.

"Talk about makin' shit up." Ryuji scoffed as Makoto assumes as much.

"It made me sad, and it hurt. I thought, I have to save Sojiro. I gotta do something.

"And that why you took action?" Nora followed.

"But the Phantom Thieves... I didn't think you guys would be taking such risks for me." The impressed Faunus stated. "I didn't think you'd worry about me so much. I'm sorry that I acted like I doubted you guys."

"Do you believe us now?" Ann asked.

"Yeah, I can tell. You aren't bad guys." Futaba answered. "That's why I have a request. Let me join your team." She requested.

"There's nothin' to join. You're already one of us." Ryuji assured.

"I'll be honest. Changing people's hearts isn't my goal. I want to learn what happened to my mom... The reason why she was killed." Futaba mentioned as they all focused their attention deeply.

"Killed...?" Jaune muttered.

"It was written in her notes. Should her self in the cognitive world die, the self in the real world would lose consciousness." The young Faunus explained.

"Is this about the mental shutdowns that's been happening?" Blake wondered.

"Then the criminal that Kaneshiro mentioned and what Gaius told us..." Yusuke followed up.

"Yes, that could be the case." Makoto agreed. "I don't like pursuing this line of thought, but perhaps your mother's Shadow was..."

"I don't know for sure... but right before my mom died, she didn't seemed right." Futaba recalled.

"In what way?" Ruby asked.

"No matter how much I talked to her, she wouldn't answer back. And she didnt jump into the road. It was more like she collapsed and fell in. That's why I thought what was written in the notes was real and looked into it." Futaba explained. "I read books, checked theses that were released online... I even snuck into the networks of various research labs to look at classified data."

"That... seems dangerous." Jaune sweat-dropped.

"That's why you're good at hacking... What kind of brain do you have?" Ryuji questioned with a sigh.

"But, I didn't figure anything out. My mom's research was nowhere to be found." Futaba shook her head and gave a stern expression. "She was killed by someone, and her research was treated like it never existed. I bet it's them, those adults in the black suits who read the fake suicide note. I'll never forgive them." She hissed at the thought.

"Reading that fake suicide note... what a cruel method to a child, too..." Weiss scoffed with disgust.

"So if I stay with you guys, I think I can find out more about that world. Then eventually, it might even lead to those men in black. It's a super-personal reason I wanna join you... Is that okay? Or would I just be dead weight?" Futaba asked.

"If anything, you're dependable. Ain't that right, Mona?" Ryuji asked looking down at the cat.

"Why are you looking at me? Are yu trying to say I'm inadequate!?" Morgana questioned back.

"Well she's more useful than you, as a matter of fact." Ryuji joked.

"Hey that's inexcusable!" Morgana hissed as they began to argue. The others sighed by the fact that a teenager is arguing with a cat.

"This is what our Phantom Thieves are like, but I hope we get along, Futaba." Makoto hoped.

"Let's leave those two be... Why don't we lose no time time and decide of Futaba's code name?" Ann suggested.

Futaba: "What's that?"

"It's not cool if we called each other by our real names." Ann explained the reason behind it and everyone in the group told them their own code names to Futaba.

"In Futaba's case... 'Hacker' wouldn't be right, would it?" Makoto guessed.

Ann: "'Mech'?"

Yusuke: "'PC'?"

Futaba: "No."

"Maybe... Nerd?" Jaune guessed but was punched in the gut by Ruby.

"What are you? Cardin?" Ruby complained as Jaune's suggestion was completely shot down.

"Why don't we go literal and call her 'Goggles'?" Morgana suggested.

"Super lame. You've got no taste, kitty." Futaba denied.

"Ha ha! In your face!" Ryuji laughed out loud.

"Do you have any good ideas for code names, Akira?" Ann asked.

"Hmm... Well, I got Glasses, Internet, and maybe Pharaoh... how about them?" Akira listed down.

"All too simple." Futaba clearly denied.

Ruby was pondering the code name as she looks up in the sky... which she soon discovers an ideal code name "Maybe... Oracle?"

"Oh yeah! With My vision, I'll guide you all to victory." She declared.

"Oracle it is then!" Ruby cheered.

"Sounds great!" Jaune agreed.

Ren: "Fitting as well."

"Then Futaba'll be Oracle." Ryuji declared.

"Still, I never dreamed that the rumored Phantom Thieves would be so close. And Foreign Huntsmen abroad!" Futaba squealed.

"Same goes for you." Ruby agreed.

"To think you'd be the daughter of a Metaverse researcher... Talk about a mysterious fate..." Morgana muttered to himself.

"Hey! The Professor said were gonna head out soon!" Sun exclaimed off-screen. "She want's us to meet at the hotel front!"

"We'll be there!" Blake reassured.

"Oh right! You guys s'pose to heading out tonight, right?" Ryuji recalled.

"Yeah, sorry, but we may have disband this little alliance with the Phantom Thieves." Ruby apologizes.

"Think nothing of it. Your aid was incredibly beneficial." Yusuke reassured.

"Oh... yeah... you guys are currently on vacation aren't you." Futaba frowned.

"Hey, don't worry about us. You can always hack me up again, it you want." Ruby assured.

"'Hack you'...? You make it sound like I like butchering stuff..." Futaba interpret as Ruby flinched as the other laughed around her. "I know how contact you... and thanks for being my friend."

"It is time we return." Ren suggested as the Phantom Thieves and Student Huntsmen began to walk away from the ocean.

"So were ya'll going now?" Ryuji asked.

"We were considering to choose a school that's closer in distance... and I think Professor Narukami mentioned Inaba." Weiss mentioned

"Yu and the other's hometown we were told." Yang added.

"Well, considering my probation, I can't exactly go as far. But feel free to stop by Leblanc if you guys are in town." Akira rest assured.

"Best of luck on your heart-stealing endeavors" Ruby waved back as the groups went their separate ways, believing that they'll meet again.


A/N: Okay, I am so sorry for the delay. Work had me working to the bone. Anyways, I am aware of the P5R updates, they have those cool and funny team attacks. RWBY has those in their shows. And I'm still waiting to find a way to add Kasumi into this fanfic, I am totally cannoning her into this, considering the game is a long while away, I should be able to acquire more information about her by the time I return the RWBY characters back to Shibuya, after P4's Arena incident and P3's trip (And I do have a plot in mind).

Forgot to add, I have also watch the Death Battle with Weiss vs. Mitsuru. It seems I'll have to revise everything between the powers of Personas and Semblance... Personally, it was obvious that Mitsuru would win.

Nonetheless, it is clear that you all have spoken and the votes goes towards Inaba.

We know well enough that General Teddie made up subtitles for the P4's Investigation Team, so here's the subtitles for the Student Huntsmen... so far;

The Cookie-Addict Weapons Otaku; Ruby Rose

The Imperious Ice Queen; Weiss Schnee

The Extremist Savage Fanatic; Blake Belladonna

The Tomboy of Burning Puns and Poor Anger Management; Yang Xiao Long

Oh yeah, Yang's title is that long.

I would like to figure out Team JNPR's subtitles and so far I have;

The Rookie Wannabe-Hero; Jaune Arc

The Yandere Trigger-Happy Havoc; Nora Valkyrie
(Reference to some of her aspects from Chibi.)

And I'm still figuring out Ren's and Pyrrha's, what do you guys think?

Now that I think about it. You know about Salem at this point. If we can't kill her, then would even be possible to change her heart? That was a big "What-if" when I brought in Persona 5 at the time we heard about Salem. Not a bad blindspot, I'd say.

Anyways, here's more Omake skits. R&R!


Dance Practice

"Man, you guys remember the dance we had last semester? That was SO much fun." Yang asked Kanji and Pyrrha as the walked along Beacon's school grounds.

"It was a wonderful evening." Pyrrha agreed.

"Hell, I never would've come if ya guys didn't invited me. It was a blast!" Kanji also agreed.

"Yeah, you and Jaune wore a dress and you guys all did that AWESOME dance together. You guys were SO in sync. Your guy's teams must really have their act together, 'cause there's no way we'd be able to improvise something on the spot like that." Yang boasted as Pyrrha and Kanji sweat-dropped.

"Right...! Super... Spontaneous..." Pyrrha laughed weakly as Kanji said nothing, only remembering the horrid training they went through.


While Rise was counting the rhythm that her Teammates and Team JNPR were dancing to the music, she and Ren notices Pyrrha dancing a little sluggish.

"STOP!" Ren demanded as Rise stopped the music playing. Ren sighed as Pyrrha whined, knowing that she the one to blame. "Pyrrha, you I love you. But kick-step, kick-step, body-roll... IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!" He exclaimed as Pyrrha flinched. "IT"S KICK-STEP, KICK-STEP, BODY-ROLL!

"Gah, I can't work like this!" Jaune scoffed.

"Seriously, this is bullshit!" Kanji rudely agreed.

"And where do you two think YOU'RE going?" Rise questioned.

"ANYWHERE BUT HERE!" Jaune exclaimed.

"OH NO YOU GUYS DON'T! WE HAVE A FITTING TO GO TO AFTER THIS!" Ren exclaimed. "You haven't lost those seven pounds have you?"

"Y-YOU DON"T KNOW THAT!" Jaune retorted.

"I KNOW THERE'S AN EMPTY BAG OF CHIPS UNDER YOUR BED!" Ren exclaimed. "And Teddie has been the one buying them at the Junes district, sharing with you and Kanji!" He added with Kanji and Teddie staggering in response.

"Kanji-kun, Teddie, is there something you both wish to tell us?" Naoto asked sternly.

While Kanji flinched, Jaune started to whimper under the stress and pressure followed by Nora and Teddie crying, bursting in tears.


That time was torture to them as Kanji and Pyrrha recalled. "Yeah, We're just... really good friends!" Pyrrha stated with cringed smile.

"Yeah right..." Kanji stuttered.


Teenage Faunus Ninja Cat Girls

In a dark room four feline faunus gathered in preparations for their mission. One surrounded by candles as she slices the flames out.

Another on her laptop, scouring the camera feeds everywhere monitoring their target.

One checking her weapon, adding a grappling hook attachment to her arsenal.

And the last one was sitting as she drinks the last of her tea. "It is time, do we all agreed?" Yukiko asked.

"Indeed." Naoto agreed as placed her weapon on her holster.

"Our target is moving nearby. Ready to go?" Futaba asked their acting team leader.

"We will not fail in our mission." Blake declared as a door open with Jaune peeking his head in.

"Hey guys, can I ask for some help with this homework?" Jaune asked. But then Blake toss her blade and pin Jaune's homework to the wall, out of his hand. "It's cool, I'll figure it out..." He reassured as he walked out, getting the picture.

"We could've helped him." Naoto reminded.

"It is imperative that we complete our mission regardless. We will aid him at a later time." Blake reassured.

"Very well." Naoto sighed as she Blake and Yukiko pull out a smoke bomb as they all exclaimed...

"NINJA VANISH!" The three whispered as the smoke bomb explode as they disappeared from where they stood.


As Ruby and Weiss were walking down the sidewalk, Ruby noticed something off around her. "Hey Weiss, youy ever get the feeling you're being watched?" She asks.

"Of course! People can't get enough of me! You'll get use to it." Weiss assured boastfully.

"That's not what I meant." Ruby shook her head while Naoto's head peeks out behind Ruby.

"It seems the hunt begins..." Naoto whispered behind Ruby's ear and disappears by a smoke bomb. Ruby hear her but when she looks back, no one was there as she began to feel agitated as fled to Weiss's side.


At a pool, Ruby was feeling anxious by what she heard and even staggered at a bubble popping. "D-Did you something?" She asked.

"Probably. I can hear so many things all the time." Yusuke assured as he continues to draw a nearby flower.

"Something's giving me the creeps... I need to get out of here!" Ruby exclaimed as she rushes away.

Oblivious to Ruby, Yukiko was watching her from on top of the life-guard seat above, with her traditional umbrella covering her from the sun's rays. "Escaping is not an option..." Yukiko stated as she was about to vanish until she and Yusuke over a distant yelp. "Did that sounded like Jaune-kun just now?"

"It seems he trip and fell... I pity that fellow." Yusuke sighed.

"Anyways..." Yukiko eventually used the smoke bomb to disappear.


That afternoon, Ruby was completely panicking over something stalking her, drinking a number of coffee, twitching all the while. "All day long, I've felt like someone's been following me, but every time I look I miss them! They're too fast!" Ruby exclaimed to Nora.

"Hm... Maybe Blake's seen them. She, Naoto, and Yukiko, can see everything up there." Nora suggested.

"Up... there?" Ruby wondered as she looks on top of the ceiling cabinets to reveal all three of them staring down on her.

"We see you, Ruby Rose..." Blake whispered.

"AAAHHHHHHH, CEILING CATS!" Ruby scream as she toss several cups at them as Blake deflects them away, breaking them as Blake chases Ruby around like a ninja.

"Honestly, why are we doing this when we could just ask her." Naoto wondered, shaking her head in annoyance.

"This seems fun." Yukiko said otherwise as Nora continues to eat her meal.

Soon enough, Ruby manages to evade them by taking cover in an empty classroom. "They''re coming for me... I know it!" Ruby mutters fearfully.

"We're already here." Blake told her as Ruby sees her on the table with Yukiko and Naoto appeared at the young Huntress's flanks.

"The time has come..." Blake declared as she steps down from the table. "... for you to return my book. You've had it for months." She told the bewildered Ruby.

"It's high time your rent's due!" Yukiko played along.

"Senpai... is that really necessary...?" Naoto sighed.

"Book? Oh! Here you go! I read all the good part." Ruby assured with a wink.

"Mission accomplished. And now... Ninja Vanish!" Blake and Yukiko made crazy poses for some reason with Naoto sweat-dropping.

"Blake-kun, we don't have anymore smoke bombs." Naoto reminded her.

"Yeah, I can still see you guys." Ruby agreed.

"Oh right..." Blake realized and then immediately pulled out her scroll. "Ninja Taxi!" Blake exclaimed as she pressed a few buttons and the Persona Necronomicon burst through the wall with tentacle limbs coming out.

"Hello! Goodbye!" Futaba exclaimed as she snatched up Blake, Yukiko, and Naoto as the made their escape... by puncturing another hole in the wall.

"... Wait, what?" Ruby baffled by their sudden escape only to realize the damage has been done to the classroom and pretended that she wasn't there, leaving the classroom a wreck.


*Fall of Anger - Shoji Meguro

*Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There - Shoji Meguro