Important reminder for this chapter: "Regular Speech" Thoughts for POV Persona "Other"

There are two major plot points are in this chapter. One is on the subtle side, and the other isn't so subtle. Also, just so you know, for this Specific chapter, Line breaks are changes in Point Of View (POV)

*April 21st, Thursday, After School*

"Yo!" Chie greeted Yu as he met up with the rest of the Investigation Team in the Junes Food Court. The Wild Card waved to the group as he sat down.

"What's up Partner?" Yosuke began. "Are we going to go get some practice in with Yukiko?" The woman in question nodded.

"I'd like to be able to get some training in so that we can save others if they get thrown into the T.V."

Yu gave a small shrug. "Something like that. We will give Yukiko some training, but we are also going to be doing something else." Chie tilted her head.

"Well, what is the other thing? C'mon tell us!" The Fool decided to keep up with the plan, and simply pulled out his phone. After going through his short list of contacts, he picked a number and called it.

"You ready?... Alright, we will meet you there…. Yes I'm bringing them." He hung up the phone. "C'mon guys, into the T.V. we go." A little confused and worried, the rest of the team followed him in. Once inside Yu went to the corner well the Velvet Room door was, and rapped his knuckles against the door. After a few seconds, the door opened, and Hope stepped out, appearing to the others as though he phased into existence.

"W-what!? Hope-kun? What are you doing here!? Were you thrown in?! Where is your Shadow?" Chie asked. Yosuke however was immediately on guard, with his weapons at the ready.

"I thought something was up! So you're the one behind this! You're gonna PAY DAMN IT!" Yosuke charged towards Hope but Yu moved in between them, Goddess's Grace protecting them.

"Yosuke! I told you before that Hope is safe! Calm Down!" Yu managed to get out as Yosuke continuously assaulted the shield. Teddie, who had just arrived, spoke up.

"Yosuke's lost it! This is Beary Bad. Does anyone have a way to heal him?" Everyone looked around, except for Yosuke and Yu.

"He's inflicted with Rage? Damn it!" Come on Yu think! What can we do to stop him? Blow after blow, the wrenches began to get worn down from hitting the Mystical Shield. However, the Magician refused to stop attacking, doing everything in his power to attack the boy behind Yu. Hope however, seemed to have an idea.

"Yu, move!" Trusting the other Fool, Yu dodged away. Hope rose his arm and with a steady voice spoke. "Blizzard." The Pale blue orb that Yu came to be familiar with flew towards Yosuke and froze his feet to the ground, preventing him from moving forward again. Once again, Hope cast the spell to freeze his friend's hands together. "We better think of something, quick. We don't want anything bad to happen to us or him."

"This is bad! Leader, what do we do?" Chie asked, worry on her face. Yosuke continued to curse at Hope, spitting obscenities at him as the Velvet Fool walked towards the girls of the investigation team, casting Protect on them. Once they had the buff on them, Hope turned back to face Yosuke, and raised his hand towards him. A pale yellow orb appeared in his hand, and stayed there as he protected the others.

"Sensei! What's wrong with Yosuke?"

What do I do!? Izanagi doesn't have any healing skills. Damn it Yu hurry up and think! If you don't, another one of your friends are gonna die and…. Yu made eye contact with Yukiko and everything clicked in his mind. Yukiko's Persona! "SUMEO-OKAMI!" The Golden Persona appeared above Yu, it's faceless head staring directly at Yukiko, even as Yu cried out his command. "SALVATION!" Without removing its gaze from the Priestess, the Persona used the ultimate healing ability, removing Yosuke's rage and healing any damage done to the party. However, the one thing that it doesn't heal, is Spiritual exhaustion. Once the Persona faded away, Yu collapsed, barely able to remain conscious, let alone stand.

"What happened?" Yosuke asked, as he regained his sanity. The Magician took notice of his hands and feet, then of how Hope was standing in front of a very confused Yukiko and a slightly worried Chie. "What…" He turned his gaze towards Yu and cried out as he saw him on the floor.

His cry drug the attention away from the Junes Heir, and towards the fallen Fool. "Yu!" "Yu-kun!" "Sensei!" The Chariot, the Priestess, and Teddie went over to the Investigation Team's leader and Hope moved to Yosuke.

"You okay now?" Hope asked, turning the orb in his hand from the pale yellow to a faint red.

"Hope-san!? Why are you here? This place is Dangerous! Did someone throw you in here?"

"Don't worry Yosuke, I wasn't thrown in here. The danger has passed. Let me get you out of that ice." Hope lightly touched the orb to the ice around his hands, eventually letting them free. He then went to free his feet. "You were enraged when I showed up Yosuke, and then began attacking Yu and I. It took a while, but Yu was able to heal you. However, it seems as though the skill he used took away almost all of his Spiritual Power. Do you know if he had anything to gain some of his SP back?"

Yosuke wasn't entirely sure, so the two of them went to go check on Yu along with the rest of the team. "Yukiko found something in Yu's bag called a 'Chewing Soul', do you think this would work on him?" Chie called to the two. Hope answered her almost immediately.

"Yeah, make sure that you help him chew it, since he's barely there. Yu-sama, if you can hear me, we are going to have a long talk once you get fully conscious." Chie went to work on giving the medicine to Yu, and the entire team relaxed once she was finished. "It will take some time before the medicine works all the way. So, if I remember right the plan was to get Yukiko and I to start practicing with the rest of the team."

"You're joining us, Hope-kun?" Yukiko asked. "But you didn't summon a Persona to freeze Yosuke earlier… Oh! Don't tell me, you ARE a Persona!?" Stars seemed to appear in Yukiko's eyes. This brought a chuckle from Hope.

"Not really, Yukiko. I guess if we are going to be on the same team I should tell you about myself. My name is Hope Estheim, and I'm an Amnesiac. Thanks to Yu-sama, I've been able to regain some of my memories, but they are all vague as of yet. The most that I know, is that I can use some kind of spells. They are similar to your Persona's skills, if that helps. There is a lot more that can be told to help explain it to you, but it would be best if Yu-sama told you."

Chie seemed confused. "But what about your guardian? Margaret-san, I think it was."

"Classified." Hope said with a small smile. "Again, that's for Yu-sama to tell, not me."

Yosuke spoke up this time before Hope could continue, trying to tease the boy.. "And why do you call him 'Sama'?"

"Classified, this coincides with the previous question." Hope paused for a moment. "Anything else? No? Alright, so now it's time to get to work. Yukiko, if you could, please summon your Persona for us?" Only slightly surprised, Yukiko complied.

"Konohana-Sakuya!" The Priestess's Persona Card smashed, which caused the elegant Persona to appear.

"Konohana-san, can you hear me?" Hope called towards the Persona, and everyone was surprised to hear a response.

Yes, Lord Estheim, I can indeed hear you. The voice sounded almost angelic, soothing the team. Chie however, was confused about something else that happened.

"'Lord Estheim'?" Her only response was a confused shrug.

"That's good to know. Would you please inform me of the Powers that you possess?" Without missing a beat, the Persona responded to him.

Yes, Lord Estheim. My abilities include, Fire, Cure, and Esuna. In terms that my True Self would know, would be Agi, Dia, and Me Patra.

Hope nodded. "I see. So you are a mixture of a Ravager and a Medic. That's good to know." Then he was confused. How do I know those terms? What do they mean? Well, Medic makes sense I guess, because Medics heal people, and Cure and Esuna heal people… How do I know that Esuna heals people? And what does Ravager mean? "Yukiko-san, have you talked with Konohana-san before?"

The Priestess shook her head. "I didn't know that they could talk. I'm sorry Konohana-san, I didn't know."

It's fine, Yukiko-san. Most Persona users do not bother with attempting to communicate with us. Came the Persona's reply.

"Konohana-san, I'm terribly sorry, but I have lost my memories. I know next to nothing about my past. Perhaps I could speak to you a tad bit later about some things you might know?"

The Persona nodded and seemed to shrink to human size. Konohana walked over to Hope and kneeled before him. Lord Estheim, you truly have lost your memories? Of your past? Of your abilities? Of Lady Lightning?

Hope grabbed his head as pain suddenly pounded through his skull. His vision clouds and then fades.

*In Hope's Mind*

Hope was walking through an unknown area. The Vile Peaks, his memory provides, is dark and full of creatures. He is scared, but determined to live. He is following a woman whose mere presence fills him as he is now with hope, admiration, and… love? The woman must be important to him. He hears her voice.

"With me, it'll be fight after fight. I don't know how it'll end. It's anybody's guess."

They are in a different area of the Vile Peaks now. Monsters approach them, but then are destroyed by the Woman. The blade she uses is familiar. He has seen it recently.

"It's not a question of can or can't. There are some things in life you just do."

A giant being, Eidolon his memory generously provides for him, fades into a pink rose crystal. The woman faces him, a smirk on her face. Beauty. Strength. Happiness. Love.

"Call me Light."

*Out of Hope's Mind*

The pain stops. He can see everyone looking at him. Konohana is gone. In her place is Yu, fully conscious and staring at him with concern in his eyes. "More of them?" He asks. Hope understands him.

"Yes." This time is different, and he nearly tears up. "Yu? Can… I see your weapon?" It was a strange request, he knew. But Yu responded by handing it to him. Hope held it in his hands and took a deep breath.

"Can you handle it?" Lightning

"Hope?"

Hope opened up the Blazefire Sabre. He gave it a swing.

"I don't know yet. But I do know we can't lose hope." Lightning...

"Hope-kun?"

He swung again.

"There's you." Light...

"Hope-san…"

He swung again.

"This is not an ordeal, this a gift! Hope, this the kind of power you've got inside. And it's telling you not to give up. Trust me." Light.

"Hope…"

He swung again.

"This is it. A lot of dreams died to get us here, and we can't let it be for nothing." Light!

"..."

He stopped swinging.

"Don't touch anything. Control your emotions. If you want to survive, you forget about sympathy. How can I explain? Think of it like a strategy. Focus on your ultimate goal and shut out everything else. Still your mind. Move on instinct. Let doubt take over, and despair will cripple you."

"... I'm sorry." He's crying. He knows it. They know it. He doesn't care. "I didn't mean to forget you." She can't hear him. She isn't there. Hope falls to his knees, his body wracking with sobs. Minutes pass before anything is said. And it takes the Investigation Team by surprised by what is said.

"Thunder." The orb appears in his hand, and he tosses it. A lightning bolt falls from the sky and strikes the ground. "Thunder." He tosses another one. Lightning strikes again. Lightning. "Thunder." He drops the orb directly in front of him. The hair on his arms stands up on it's ends as the lightning falls again. "L-Light."

Yu sits next to him. "Zio." Izanagi comes, and throws lightning out. It strikes the ground, and Hope just watches it, tears now silently streaking down his face. "Zio." The lightning comforts him. He hands the weapon to Yu, who sheathes the weapon. "Hope?"

"Yes?" His voice is empty.

"You want to practice a different day?"

"Please."

"Alright. Want me to stay with you?" Hope nods. "Let me send the others home, okay?" He nods again. Yu leaves, then a minute later he is back. The two sit in the entrance of the T.V world for a long while, no words being said, besides the occasional 'Zio', and 'Thunder'.

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