An:/ For future reference, here are what the fonts mean. "Regular Dialogue." Yu's thoughts "Velvet Room Attendants or A Mysterious Figure" Deity of somekind(like a Persona) Spoilers for this chapter Spoilers for chapter This is also one of the longer chapters I've written. It's taken a few days while I was working so I hope it came out okay. Please let me know.

Once school finally let out so that the three could continue discussing what happened to Yukiko. Chie was the first to speak, determination filling her eyes. "I'm going in this time."

Yu shook his head. "We can't go in today." Before either of the two of them could protest, he continued. "When both Yosuke and I went in yesterday, the only weapon we had was a golf club. Not to mention, my arm almost got cut off. We are not going in there unless we have some armor, and some better weapons." Chie paled, remembering the large amount of blood that was pouring down his arm as he exited the T.V. shortly after he entered. Yosuke however, seemed to have an idea.

"Tomorrow is Sunday, so we will meet at the Junes food court then. I got some weapons that we may be able to use hidden away in my attic, so we could use those!" I forgot which day that we got arrested on. I guess tomorrow is as good a day as any. Igor did say to let it happen, but to do all the talking.

"Yosuke if we get arrested because of you, I swear I will never let you live it down." Yu began to walk away, only to be stopped by Chie grabbing his now healed arm. The Fool turned to look back at her, seeing tears threatening to spill. "Don't worry Satonaka. I promise, I will do everything in my power to save her and protect all of you." He then smiled and tried to joke. "But if you squeeze my arm any tighter, I'll have to learn how to write with my right arm." Chie gave a weak punch on his arm as he laughed.

They all went their separate ways, and time seemed to go ever so slowly as Yu waited for the Midnight Channel. Would it be the same? Or is it going to be different? Technically we already saw Yukiko's video last night. What about the day after? I don't think anyone in the old Investigation Team ever watched it twice in a row.

Yu didn't know how right he was about it being different. It was inside the castle, were Yukiko last ran off too in the "show". But there was something different. Instead of the royal dress she was wearing last time, she was wearing her usual school outfit. And something else was different as well. It was her eyes. They weren't the bright yellow of that of a shadow, nor of the actual brown the original had. They were silver, and staring directly at him.

"Yu-kun." But we aren't close enough for that. Not yet at least. What is going on? "Can you hear me Yu-kun? It's me, Yukiko. The one that… died." No… way…

"Y-Yukiko? Is… it really you?" And with a nod and a small sad smile, the Priestess nodded.

"Yes. Hi Yu-kun. It's good to see you again." Tears began to pool up in the Fool's eyes, and as he got up from his couch, he walked closer to the T.V. "No Yu-kun! You musn't!" He stopped just an inch before reaching into the T.V. Yu fell to his knees, tears finally falling.

"I'm sorry.. I'm so sorry I couldn't save you…" Yu could see the ice holding Yukiko shatter, and his heart broke a bit more. "I'm sorry I didn't melt you! I'm sorry I didn't help!" The fallen Priestess stayed silent, and let the Fool grieve. "I'm sorry I failed you! Why did you have to die!?" In hind sight, Yu would look back and be very grateful that His Uncle was working late and Nanako was at a friend's house that night. "WHY DAMN IT!?"

It took a couple of seconds, but Yu eventually looked up into Yukiko's now silver eyes. "Yu-kun, I forgive you. Please, try to relax. I've come here to inform you of something. This world you're in now, I can't exist in it. However, in this world I can. When you enter the Shadow World to save her -the other Yukiko- reach for the bond that we had. I will respond in kind. I don't have much time left, but Yu-kun remember this please." She paused, giving Yu time to absorb all the information he could. "The Yukiko you knew, The Yukiko you see before you, will cease to exist when this channel ends tonight. Please Yu-kun… Keep Moving Forward. I… I always thought of you as our World within the Investigation Team. Maybe you could be the World for them. I... I always lov-" And then the T.V. turned off.

"Yukiko? Damn it!" Yu punched the floor as hard as he could, drawing blood on his knuckles. "I'll do it Yukiko. I'll keep moving forward."

Do not be afraid. I shall always be with you. Let us get some rest. We must go save her tomorrow. Izanagi rested his hand on Yu's shoulder, offering his support.

The Fool dreamed of the Priestess that night.

*April 17th, Sunday, Early Morning*

"Yosuke, why are you brandishing those weapons in public, during a Serial Murder investigation?"

"Uh…"

"FREEZE!" A cop yelled as he approached the two Persona users. Yu sighed and raised his hands. Yosuke started to move his arms rapidly, forgetting about the katana and knife in his hands. Before the cops had time to react, Yu quickly stood in front of Yosuke stopping the fake blades with his body.

"Yosuke, what part of FREEZE DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?!" Yu hissed as he calmly raised his hands and placed them on his head. He slowly turned around in a peaceful manner. One of the cops handcuffed him and the other one disarmed Yosuke.

"Not letting you live this down. Now stay silent and let me do the talking. I will motion to you when it's safe to speak alright?" Soon enough they were thrown into an interrogation room with his Uncle Ryotaro being the interrogator. A stern frown was on his face the moment he laid eyes on him. He looks very disappointed. "Hello Uncle. This doesn't seem like the best time, but this here is my friend Yosuke Hanamura."

Dojima let out a loud sigh. "So, why is it, that not only one week here, and you are in a police station?"

"Well Detective, that is a fantastic question. And I will happily answer it. You see, Yosuke had this great idea about us going to a convention in the City. We were going to cosplay and everything, try and stand out you know? Well I had the Idea of us making our own costumes instead of buying really expensive ones. So I told Yosuke last night, 'Hey, why don't we go over the designs over at Junes? That way once we have the designs, we can go buy some fabric here and take it over to that textile shop that's in the shopping district." Yu took a quick breath before explaining again. "Well it turns out that Yosuke had some fake weapons for our cosplays. He wanted to show me for our designs so we could decide who exactly we wanted to be. I thought it was a great idea, but I didn't mention to him to keep them at his house so I could see them once we had all the materials and went to the textile shop to see what we could do with them. Turns out, I really should have, as one of the officers noticed and promptly arrested us. He was really quick about it too. Didn't even wait for us to try to explain ourselves in the first place." Dojima blinked before nodding in understanding.

"Wish he would've, that way we wouldn't have to waste time here. You're free to go. Oh, and Hanamura?" Yosuke looked back to the Detective. "Keep the cosplay weapons at home okay? At least until we get this case solved."

Yosuke nodded very swiftly. "Will do sir! I'm terribly sorry about this incident, it's just been a long time since I've had someone to talk cosplay with, and I guess I forgot about the entire situation." He bowed swiftly before leaving both relatives in the room. Dojima looked at Yu questioningly.

"He's an oddball, but he's also a good friend. Will Nanako and I see you at home for dinner?" His uncle looked uncomfortable.

"I hope so. Usually after the paperwork, I could go but we got a missing persons report just before your little… incident. We have to start investigating and try and find where Yukiko Amagi went. She was with you that one day after School, you have any idea where she might be?" Yu raised his hand to his chin and pretended to think.

"Amagi-san works at the Inn right? She might be under a lot of stress and trying to relax a little. Besides the Inn, where would that be? Maybe near the Samegawa? That's the closest place to relaxing that I've found in my week here. Other than that the only other places I know are Junes, the Shopping district, and School, which aren't exactly the most relaxing places." The Fool walked out of the room waving at his uncle. "I hope you find her!"

Yu quickly walked with Yosuke out of the Police Station, just as Chie walked up to them both. "What happened?! When I showed up at Junes, you both were being taken away in police cars!" Yu put a hand on her shoulder to placate her.

"It's alright Satonaka. Yosuke here decided to pull out the weapons in public in a crowded food court. Once this is all said and done, I will never let you live it down, Yosuke. The only problem now is, we need weapons and armor."

Chie perked up and a few minutes later she dragged them into Daidara Metal Works. They were greeted by the owner, and then they all broke off to see what they wanted to buy. Chie, was already done with her set of Grieves to amplify and protect her legs. Yosuke wanted to buy some Kunai, but bought some wrenches to practice with, thanks to Yu and Daidara's influence. However, the Fool was conflicted. He was most experienced with a Katana, but he was also in harms way, just as he was in the T.V. World with his arm almost being cut off. Something kept drawing his attention in the shop though, a long beautiful blade, crimson red and hints of yellow to emphasize the sharp black blade, and a large shield, enough to cover his entire arm. He rose a hand to touch it, to see how the weapon and shield felt on him. The Shop Owner halted him, grabbing his hand just before it could touch the blade. His grip was tight and shaking almost as if he was scared of the outcome of Yu touching it.

"You can't have that one. It's being saved for someone else. I can, however, offer you something similar." In a few seconds, the owner returned with a holster and a giant gun. Yu pulled it out of the holster and stared at it, taking in all the details. "Give it a flick of your wrist!" Diadara told him, waiting to see the Fool's face when the gun transformed into a sword. Oh shit! This look fantastic! It doesn't have the same pull that the other weapon seems to have, but it still feels… right to have it in my hand. Nice. How much is the price though? Before he could ask, a shield was thrusted into his other hand. It was smaller than the other one, with a symbol on it that Yu couldn't really understand. It was of moderate weight, but it felt like it fit perfectly to his arm. "Perfect! Ah, I've been waiting to sell these for such a long time… You see young one, these Weapons were built very long ago under the hands of Gods and Goddesses! Only those with Pure Intentions and Passion can wield these weapons." Yu put on the holster and switched the blade back into gun form, after wards he put on the shield.

"These are fantastic, but I'm a little nervous. This gun-blade has got to be expensive, not to mention this shield too." Yu trailed off, before noticing the smile on his face. "What?"

"Those are yours now kid. You see, that sword and shield that you were so attracted too earlier? Those can't be seen by the human eye. Only one who has been touched by a deity can see them, as they were made for a certain someone eons ago. Hardly anyone remembers them. They were used by someone called the Saviour. Ultima Weapon and Ultima Shield are their names. These weapons you have on you now can't be seen by just anyone either. We have been keeping these weapons and armor for chosen ones for a long time, making sure they are taken care of. You have on you now the Blazefire Saber and Goddess's Grace. According to old legends, the Blazefire Saber was used by the Saviour thousands of years before this world was born and uses the energy of the user to fire its bullets. The Goddess's Grace however, was used by the Knight of Etro, years after the Saviour had finished using the Blazefire Saber. The shield can block any attack, as long as some part of the attack hits it. You must be destined for great things young one. For payment? Come back with some materials you may find elsewhere. I will take those to make some new weapons and armor. Now you must go. Your friends seem to be waiting for you." Yu was pushed gently out of the store.

Yosuke and Chie had mixed reactions to him coming out. Chie just stared at him, seemingly confused, while Yosuke was eyeing up his new gear. "Nice choice man! It looks really cool!"

"What are you talking about? I don't see anything different about him, let alone any weapon or armor about him." Yosuke turned to question her sanity, before Yu nudged him.

"No time, we got someone to rescue. After I get some medical supplies, I'll meet you guys at Junes." With a nod Chie quickly took off to Junes. Yosuke hesitated but with a stern look from Yu, he also went towards the super store. Once they were out of sight, Yu turned around and walked next to a glowing blue door next to Diadara's. Once he opened it, he was welcomed by a familiar voice.

"Welcome back to the Velvet Room." Margaret's voice called from the limousine. Once his eyes adjusted from the sudden lack of light, he could see his Empress sitting upon where she always sat, the Compendium in her hands. "Now that you have come here of your own free will, you are able to stay as long as you like. As you know, time will stop here, just as it does inside of the Shadow World. I believe it's time that we introduce you to the new members of the Velvet Room that you have yet to meet. This is Marie." Here she gestured to the girl that he saw back at the train station, and again in the Velvet Room. Marie seemed to have a blank stare on her face, off into the distance. "And this is Hope." Margaret now gestured to the boy who seemed a few years younger than him. He smiled back at him and gave a small wave.

"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Hope greeted, "I wish we had time to speak earlier, but time was scarce. Izanagi seems to be your Main Persona correct?" Almost as summoned by his name, a smaller human sized Izanagi appeared next to Yu.

That is correct. Izanagi stated, giving a small bow to all the attendants of the Velvet Room.

"Both Marie and Hope are amnesiacs. They can't remember anything about their past, only their names." Margaret interrupted, grabbing Yu's attention. "I was hoping that you would be able to try and spend some time with them, maybe be able to get their memories back to them?" The Otherwordly Being worded it like a question, but make it sound like a demand.

"That's fine. But first I was hoping that you could answer a few questions I may have." Yu sat down in his usual place, noticing that Igor was not their. Margaret seemed to take note of his observation and spoke up.

"Because of recent events, Igor has been occupied as of late. But you should not worry, he is fine. His power is even greater than mine."

Reassured, Yu began to ask his questions. Turns out, he didn't exactly go back in time, he went to a different universe, where he was thrown into the other Yu's body. When he asked about what happened to the other 'Yu', Margaret went silent and Hope looked uncomfortable. Surprisingly it was Marie who answered him. Her blank look faded and her eyes looked full of emotions, as if she was experiencing everything at once. "We don't know. He may be dead, he may be shoved into the depths of your soul, he could be in the Sea of the Unconscious." The Fool turned and nodded politely to the new female resident of the Velvet Room, thanking her for her response. Her cheeks flushed for second, before she turned away mumbling something. Yu's other big question about what he saw the night before also brought silence from all three of them. Margaret soon spoke up with an answer.

"I can't go too much into detail, but that is exactly why my master has been occupied lately." A small sigh of relief left Yu, as he could at least get some more answers once Igor got back to the Velvet Room. With most of the questions solved he just had one last one before he left to go save Yukiko.

"Well in the previous… life? Universe? Well in the other time, whenever we went into the T.V World, time flowed regularly. However, the past few times we went in, time seemed to stop all together. Is this supposed to happen?"

"In this Universe, the world itself was created a long time ago, by someone called the Saviour. The Saviour had the ability to slow time, even stop it, if only for a little while. The more energy the Saviour used, the longer the time stopped. So once the Saviour created this World, she also used most of her energy called Eradia to make new Gods and Goddesses. Those First Gods and Goddesses, such as Izanagi and Izanami, are called Fal'cie. The Servants of those Fal'cie, whether they be Gods and Goddesses themselves, or humans like yourself, were called L'cie. These Fal'cie and L'cie have incredible power used to change to world around us. Almost all are in resting now, as their duties are done. In the previous lifetime, the Fal'cie and L'cie were cursed beings, always stuck doing their duty, or being slain brutally. The Saviour, however, changed that this time around. The powers that the Fal'cie and L'cie used are now powered by their pure intent on the Human Race. We believe that in this case, the T.V. World that you experienced would have to be powered by one of the Fal'cie or L'cie that would have been able to halt the passage of time." Yu nodded in understanding.

"Is there a way that I can find out more about this Saviour? This is the second or third time that I've heard of them." Margaret gave a playful smirk.

"This will have to fall to you. What's the fun if all the answers are given to you? I'll give you a hint though. There is someone one that you have recently met that knows more than even myself, than even Igor would know about the Saviour. Now go, dear Fool. You have a Priestess to rescue." Yu nodded, and gave a small wave to Hope and Marie.

"I'll be back soon Margaret, Marie, and Hope!" And with that his vision faded and he was standing in front of the Velvet Room next to Diadara's. The Fool took off towards Junes, and he began to talk to Izanagi.

You wouldn't happen to know anything about the Saviour would you?

Unfortunately not. While I indeed take after Izanagi himself, I am just a Facet of your True Self.

Would a Persona like yourself be a L'cie like Margaret Mentioned? Yu questioned, as he ran through the Samegawa with Izanagi floating above him.

I would not know about that either. Just because I am a Persona, does not mean I know the entire history of them. Would you be able to tell me if I asked you questions about Humans, back in the past? Yu nodded.

I see your point. All right we're almost there. Do you have my back?

I am you just as you are me.

Let's go then me. We got a Priestess to save!

Yu eventually met both Chie and Yosuke at the Food Court area, with both of their weapons hidden in a duffle bag. "Yosuke, Satonaka, Let's go!"

And with that they made their way to the Shadow World.

AN:/ Please let me know if you see any grammatical errors. I've been having a really hard time lately in life, and I don't want it to reflect on this Fic. If any one has any suggestions, let me hear them, as while I do have the main plot out for the story, Sub plots are basically non-existant at this point. Anything else, just leave a review and let me know. I will do my best to get back to you.

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