Chapter 6

"I see," Mitsuru said to Aigis who had explained the whole story and since they had visited the Velvet Room once she believed her.

"Yes I believe it's in our best interest to work together with Yu's group," Aigis said, "I believe it's the only way to stop Strega."

"That's true," Junpei said, "This Investigation Team seems to be able to use Personas freely like they do but we can't summon ours."

"I don't know," Mitsuru said, "While it seems like the best plan of attack we don't know anything about them."

"What's the problem with that?" Akihiko asked, "They obviously have an enemy in Strega as well."

"A common enemy," Aigis replied, "it would be an advantage if we had their assistance."

"Very well," Mitsuru said, "However I want to talk to this person who was with you?"

"Yu?" Aigis asked, "I'll find his address for you."

Later…

Yu was at home doing some homework and heard a knock at his door.

He went to the front door seeing a woman he didn't know.

He opened the door a bit and looked at her.

"Can I help you?" Yu asked.

"I hope so," Mitsuru said, "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo."

"Kirijo?" Yu asked knowing the name, "Well how can I help you miss Kirijo?"

"Are you alone?" Mitsuru asked.

"Depends you dangerous?" Yu asked.

Mitsuru smiled and nodded.

"I assure you I mean you no harm," Mitsuru said.

"Than yeah I'm alone," Yu said, "My parents are at work again."

"I see," Mitsuru said, "I heard you saved a couple of my friends in that store awhile back."

"I didn't do much," Yu said.

"You summoned a Persona and kept from getting hurt," Mitsuru said, "I wanted to thank you for that."

"Oh so you know about Personas huh?" Yu asked, "Well I just didn't want that guy to hurt anyone."

"I wanted to learn more about your powers and your team," Mitsuru said, "Aigis mentioned your friends have Personas as well."

"Yeah," Yu said and offered her some tea, "It happened during the time my parents went overseas to work again and shipped me off to live with my uncle in Inaba."

"Where the murders occurred correct?" Mitsuru asked drinking some.

"Yeah," Yu said, "there was a legend of the Midnight Channel there where people would see someone on a turned off TV at midnight on rainy nights and thought it was their soul mate."

"I remember reading of that rumor," Mitsuru said.

"Well it turns out the people that appeared on TV almost always ended up murdered," Yu said, "I discovered that me and my friends could enter the TV and we saved a few that ended up becoming part of the team."

"Entering the TV?" Mitsuru asked, "That's possible?"

"Sort of," Yu said sticking his hand through the screen and pulled it out, "We later found out the midnight channel was related to the fog that plagued both worlds…"

"I saw a story about that fog," Mitsuru said, "It suddenly vanished one day."

"Well we eventually learned it was being created by Izanami and she was testing mankind you could say," Yu said, "If we failed our shadows would devour us and such…"

"Izanami…" Mitsuru said, "perhaps she's like Nyx."

"Nyx?" Yu asked.

"A being that controlled shadows," Mitsuru said, "She was not an evil being only reacting to the darkness of mankind calling out to her."

"For the end…" Yu said, "it was like Izanami too…she was judging humans as greedy creatures because that's all she'd seen at first."

"Perhaps Aigis is right…" Mitsuru said, "We do need to work together."

"I'm sure it'll help if we do," Yu replied.

"We'll see," Mitsuru said, "I should get back and I hope I haven't interrupted anything."

"No just studying," Yu said and saw it was a minute to midnight, "speaking of which I better get some sleep."

The clock hit midnight and suddenly everything turned green.

"It can't be…" Mitsuru said tensing up, "That's not possible…"

"What is it?" Yu asked.

"The Dark Hour…" Mitsuru said.

She ran out and Yu ran after her seeing lots of coffins everywhere.

"What are these coffins?" Yu asked.

"Normal people aren't active during the Dark Hour and turn into coffins," Mitsuru said, "But we stopped the Dark Hour."

"You did?" Takaya asked walking up, "Doesn't seem like it to me."

"You really must hate failing," Jin said walking up behind him.

Mitsuru tensed up and Yu seemed to tense up as well.

Both Strega members summoned their personas and Jin summoned Maragion.

"Persona!" Yu yelled and summoned the new persona which took form and absorbed the attack.

He got a chance to look at it looking at it's features.

It resembled a bronze giant with lava for skin.

"Thank you for the assistance," Mitsuru said.

"No problem," Yu said.

Mitsuru pulled out a gun and Yu wondered if she was going to shoot the two but she shot herself.

He saw her Persona appear and blast the two with a Mabufula attack.

Takaya smiled and had his persona use an ice attack aiming it at his persona who happened to be weak to it.

Yu went to a knee feeling his persona get hurt and saw Takaya use it again only to have Mitsuru block it with her Persona.

"I'm returning the favor," Mitsuru said.

"Thanks," Yu said.

He recovered and Mitsuru used Bufudyne on Jin while Yu used a cleave attack.

Meanwhile…

"Man what's with this?" Junpei asked, "What's the Dark Hour doing back?"

SEES had been separated for Mitsuru since she was away and got caught up in the Dark Hour.

"I can sense her," Fuuka said, "She's being attacked by Strega along with Yu."

"Than what are we waiting for?" Junpei asked, "We have to go help."

"Right," Fuuka said and ran down the street.

They got to the scene and saw Mitsuru on the ground injured with Yu seeming to be defending against the two attacking with their powers.

Both cast Ziodyne on Talos which Yu changed to Izanagi and it seemed to lessen the damage.

'I don't know how much longer I can hold them off' Yu thought.

"Hey did he just…?" Junpei asked, "he changed personas."

"Just like Minato," Fuuka said.

"He has the wild card as well," Aigis replied.

"That's not important right now they're in trouble," Yukari said.

She saw Yu looking exhausted and he got knocked back hurt as well.

"Well I will say you two put up quite a fight," Takaya said, "but I'm afraid you failed."

Yu glared at the gun and suddenly a Magarula spell knocked the Strega members back.

He turned to see Yukari there with a gun like Mitsuru's.

"Hey don't forget about us," Junpei said with his persona out.

"That's right," Akihiko replied also with his.

"Hmm you annoyances never seem to end," Takaya said, "But that's fine it's been fun."

Jin threw the grenade and both vanished into thin air.

Yu who was exhausted mentally and physically seemed to have blacked out after they did.

"Is he…?" Junpei asked.

"He's exhausted," Fuuka said checking on him, "He should be fine with rest."

"Still he has a power like Minato," Yukari replied, "I never would've guess that."

Mitsuru nodded and closed her eyes.

That next day Yu was at the station and saw his friends come out.

"Hey Partner," Yosuke said, "Sorry we took so long that freaking green sky knocked out the limo so we had to take the train."

"Senpai!" Rise yelled hugging Yu happily, "Did you miss me?"

"Yeah," Yu said, "You're doing well for yourself."

"Yep," Rise said happily and stopped hugging him.

"Hey Sensei is something wrong with you?" Teddie asked, "You look beary tired."

"Something like that Teddie," Yu said as Teddie handed him a box, "What's this?"

"Snacks," Teddie said happily.

"Thanks," Yu said smiling.

"Hey Teddie you ate my last animal cracker!" Kanji yelled, "The secret animal was in that one."

"But it was beary delicious Kanji!" Teddie said happily.

Chie seemed to watch Kanji chase Teddie and Yu looked at Yukiko who looked at him.

"You do look pretty pale," Yukiko said, "You didn't have to meet us if weren't feeling well."

"I wanted to," Yu said, "besides I'm fine."

"Well that's good," Yukiko replied, "I'm glad you're okay."

"You too," Yu said, "how are things in Inaba?"

"Good," Yukiko said, "I'm becoming a better cook…you want to try something I made?"

"I wouldn't," Yosuke said, "remember last time partner?"

"Yosuke don't say that to Yukiko," Chie said, "She's made real progress."

Yu heard Yosuke get kicked in the groin and smiled.

"Sure why not," Yu said to Yukiko.

Yukiko pulled out a box and handed it to him.

He took a bite and while it wasn't good it wasn't horrible either.

Nothing like Mystery Food X at all.

"It could use some flavor but it's good," Yu said, "How about I help you out while you're here?"

"I…" Yukiko started, "I mean I…."

"She'd love to," Chie said suddenly behind Yukiko smiling, "Wouldn't you Yukiko?"

"Uh right…" Yukiko said blushing.

Chie smiled and walked off to mess with Yosuke more.

"Sorry…" Yukiko said, "If you were embarrassed."

"Not really," Yu said, "It's like being back in Inaba I miss those days."

"Same here," Yukiko said, "Minus the murders."

The group walked over and Yosuke was the first to mention their true reason for the sudden visit.

"So partner I'm guessing you have something to tell us?" Yosuke asked.

"Yeah," Yu said, "I do."

End Chapter

And introducing the Bear Pun Meter for every time Teddie makes a Bear Pun…

Bear Puns: 4

Just here for fun and probably won't have any importance at all to later chapters. Also I might be updating in different intervals I've been getting writers block lately and this chapter really didn't turn out how I wanted it to so if it seems dull to you it's me and my inability to write much right now.