As promised, this a very special chapter. Enjoy.
Chapter 6: Destiny
Robin and Palkia were wandering the barracks when Robin stiffened.
"What's wrong?" Palkia said.
"This part of the barracks. I don't recognize it. At all."
Palkia shrugged. "Maybe they just built a new bit. I wouldn't worry too mu-"
Suddenly two trap doors opened beneath them and they fell screaming into darkness.
The two came to in what seemed like a sunny Yillisean field, though one neither of them seemed to recognise.
"Okay," said Palkia. "What wise guy knocked us out and dragged us out here?"
"I don't know, but we should get back," said Robin.
He attempted to get to his feet, only to drag a protesting Palkia up with him. Confused, Robin looked to their hands and his eyes widened with shock.
"Why are we holding hands? And more importantly why are our hands stuck together?!"
Palkia yelped and tried to pry her hand from Robin's, but it was very much stuck fast. "Not good, not good, not good..."
"IT SEEMS YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION," said a distorted voice.
"Definitely not good!" said Palkia.
"THIS SEEMS TO BE A PATH WHERE LOVERS WHO MEET THEIR DESTINED PARTNERS DISCUSS THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER."
"Destined lovers?!" said Robin.
"No, this isn't possible..." said Palkia. "I can't get married to a mor-!"
She caught herself and stayed quiet.
"WHAT COULD BE WAITING UP AHEAD? YOU ARE FREE TO STEP FORTH HAND-IN-HAND, CURIOSITY AND FEAR IN YOUR HEARTS, OR YOU CAN REFRAIN."
Palkia gulped. "We'll refrain, thank you very mu-"
"NOW, STEP FORTH!"
The voice fell silent. It was then the two noticed heart-shaped arches up ahead.
"I'd suspect one of our enemies is behind this save for the fact none of them would do anything like this," said Robin.
"I swear I would fight whatever that creepy voice is!" said Palkia. "If only I could see what the hell it is."
"Unfortunately," said Robin, "we are literally stuck to each other, so the only way to get to it is heading on together."
"Alright then," said Palkia. "Once we get there I'm beating up whoever's behind this!"
The two headed onward into the heart-shaped arches.
As they went on, Robin craned his neck to squint at something up ahead. "Is that-"
"SUDDENLY, ALL IN ATTENDANCE HEAR AN ANNOUNCEMENT," said the voice, booming around them.
"Could you turn down the volume?!" said Palkia.
"UP AHEAD, THEY SEE A BRIDE AND GROOM'S JOYOUS COMMEMORATIVE PAINTING OF LOVE. THEY CONFER BETWEEN THEM WHETHER TO LOOK AT IT, OR IGNORE IT."
"I doubt ignoring is an option" said Palkia. "So unfortunately we're going to have to look."
She and Robin hesitantly crept over, only for both of them to stop dead in horror upon seeing what the painting depicted.
"What." said Robin. "I just... why?!"
"It's me in a wedding dress! And you in a tux! Holding me!" said Palkia.
"What even is this tux thing and why do I get the creepy feeling it's supposed to be romantic?!" said Robin.
"Just the fact that someone would bother to make this is itself really creeping me ou-" Palkia started to say.
She then whipped her head over to Robin in shock. "Why are you in the tux from the photo?!"
Robin looked down at himself, yelped, and then looked in equal shock at Palkia. "I don't know, but why are you in the dress from the photo?!"
Palkia looked down at herself to find she was indeed in a wedding dress. She let out a high-pitched yelp, then stomped her foot in anger.
"That is it! We are getting to the bottom of this!"
She dragged Robin off through the heart-shaped archways.
After a while, the two came up to a building of the sort both recognised from their respective worlds.
"Is that a... church?" said Robin.
"I need answers!" said Palkia.
"THE LONG-AWAITED MOMENT HAS COME," said the distorted voice. "THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE FINALLY ABOUT TO ENTER."
"I still don't hear any answers!" said Palkia.
"THE LAST MOMENT OF HESITATION HAS ARRIVED BEFORE YOU ARE TO BE WED."
"We are not getting married!" said Robin.
"THROUGH YOUR OWN FREE WILL, YOU DECIDE TO VOW ETERNAL LOVE TO EACH OTHER."
"This is a violation of free will!" said Robin.
"NOW, OPEN THE DOOR TOGETHER!"
"You know what? Fine!" said Palkia.
"You are going down!" said Robin.
The two worked together to kick down the church doors, only to find the church completely empty, altar, seats, and all. Despite this the voice boomed out yet again.
"YOU MUST VOW YOUR UNWAVERING LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH. NOW, VOW YOUR LOVE!"
"I can't get married to him! I feel like a... a... An OC being paired off with a canon character!" said Palkia.
"A... what?" said Robin.
"It's a Cincinnati metaphor you wouldn't understa-"
"No! I won't allow this!" said another voice.
A woman in tight-fitting dark mage gear burst through the doors, rushing over to Robin.
"Tharja?" said Robin, blinking.
"I could not let these foul pranksters pair you off to this Valentina!" said Tharja.
Palkia put her hands on her hips. "Waitaminute, pranksters?"
It was then Giratina and Hoopa emerged from behind the altar, laughing uproariously.
"Dudes, you should have seen the looks on your faces!" said Giratina.
"Oh man, this was so worth all the setup," said Hoopa.
The two stopped, however, to see that Palkia had gotten her hand unstuck and was standing before them with a crazed grin on her face.
"I promised whoever was behind this I'd kick their ass... And I keep my promises..."
Giratina and Hoopa screamed as Palkia chased them out of the church.
Tharja thumbed after them and gave a baffled look at Robin.
Robin just shrugged.
Happy April Fools, everybody! The real Chapter 6 should be up soon!
By the way, yes, I have used this Persona Q sequence in a fic before...