"You three must be the new transfer students, I'm Mitsuru Kirijo." Mitsuru said calmly.
"The name's Akihiko Sanada, Mitsuru and I are seniors." Akihiko said calmly.
"You already met me and Junpei." Yukari said. "So I guess all you need to know is that we're juniors."
"I'm Minato Arisato, a junior like Junpei and Yukari." Minato said calmly.
"It's nice to meet you, I'm Fuuka Yamagishi. I'm actually a year behind Minato, and the others." Fuuka said quietly.
"It's great to meet all of you, I'm Erasa." Erasa said cheerfully.
"I'm Videl Satan, and if you don't mind me asking, why do you all have guns?" Videl asked.
"Oh, that's just a safety precaution." Mitsuru said quickly. "Don't worry."
"Alright, if you say so." Videl said skeptically.
"I guess I'm last, I'm Son Gohan." Gohan said politely. "It's nice to meet you all."
"Well, now that the introductions are established, you should get some rest for tomorrow." Mitsuru said calmly.
"She's right, you don't want to be tired on your first day." Akihiko said.
"Right, well I'll show the girls to their rooms and Junpei can show Gohan." Yukari said calmly.
"No problem, come on Gohan." Junpei said with a grin.
"Right, thanks." Gohan said with a grin.
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"Wait are you serious?" Yukari asked. "I mean I guess it's possible but what do we do if they do have the potential. I mean they won't be staying for long."
"True, but if they know what the situation is they can be better prepared even after they leave." Mitsuru said calmly.
"We'll find out soon, it's almost midnight." Fuuka said.
"Well, time to find out if any of these guys have the potential." Akihiko said calmly just before the dark hour hit.
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What the, this is happening again, Videl thought. "I need to see if Gohan knows anything."
As she said that, Videl slipped out of her room and quietly walked up to the boys floor.
"Gohan, Gohan are you awake?" VIdel asked knocking on his door.
"What, Videl it's late." Gohan said groggily before opening his door. "It's midnight."
"Gohan look outside for a second." Videl said irritably.
When she said that, Videl walked into Gohan's room and opened the curtains, revealing the ominous world outside.
"What on earth is that?" Gohan asked in shock. "The world's turned upside down."
"So you have no idea about this either?" Videl asked.
"No, I would remember something like this." Gohan said.
"Well there's only one way to find out what's going on." Videl said.
"Alright, but let's take it easy." Gohan said.
With those words, Videl opened the window and the two of them jumped out.
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"Wait, did they just jump out the window?" Yukari asked.
"Takeba, come on we might need to help them." Mitsuru said.
"Right." Yukari said before the two of them ran out of the control room.
"What kind of crazy person jumps out of a window, especially during the dark hour?" Junpei asked.
"Who knows, but hopefully Mitsuru and Yukari can help them." Akihiko said.
"Everyone get down here quickly, something very strange is going on." Mitsuru said quickly.
"Come on, we need to get moving." Junpei said urgently.
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"Mitsuru, what's going on?" Akihiko asked. "Wait, where are they?"
"That's the strange part, there's absolutely no sign of them anywhere." Mitsuru said. "I have no idea what happened, we would know if a shadow was nearby."
"She's right, there's something else going on." Minato said. "They clearly are active during the dark hour."
"I agree, but shouldn't we make sure they're alright?" Yukari asked.
"It won't do us any good to search around randomly, the dark hour is far from over." Mitsuru said.
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"Gohan, do you see anyone?" Videl asked.
"No, and I'm starting to worry." Gohan said. "This is really strange."
"It happened last night to, please tell me this isn't one of your friends doing some kind of new trick." VIdel said.
"No, I have no idea what this is." Gohan said. "Wait a second, I sense someone back at the dorm."
"Well, it's better than nothing, let's go." Videl said calmly before the two of them started flying back to the dorm.
"Do you think they know anything about this?" Gohan asked.
"I have no idea, but if they do they're going to explain it." Videl said. "This is not normal."
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"Akihiko-sempai, you said shadows don't leave Tarturus right?" Junpei asked.
"Yeah, unless it's one of them they stay in Tarturus." Akihiko said calmly. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, something is flying right towards us." Junpei said nervously.
"What's going on, this doesn't make any sense." Yukari said. "It's not a full moon yet."
"No, but if the shadows are coming to us there's only one thing to do." Akihiko said before putting his evoker to his head. "Polydeuces."
With those words his Persona appeared.
"Wait, those aren't shadows, it's them." Fuuka said quickly.
"No way, you're telling me they can fly?" Akihiko asked in disbelief as his persona disappeared.
The moment he asked that, Gohan and Videl landed in front of the members of SEES.
"I thought so, you must know what's going on around here." Videl said.
"It seems we both have a lot to explain, like for example how you two are able to fly." Akihiko said. "It's late but after school tomorrow come to the fourth floor, we can explain everything then."
"Right, we'll explain our side after that." Gohan said. "If we're living in the same…"
Just as Gohan was saying that, a shadow appeared behind him.
"Look out." Akihiko said drawing his evoker.
Suddenly Gohan launched a ki blast, destroying the shadow instantly. (1)
"No way, how did you do that?" Junpei asked in shock.
"We can talk tomorrow, for now we need to get some sleep." Videl said. "Just one thing, does this happen every night?"
"Yeah, but you'll get used to it after a while." Junpei said. "Trust me, you'll need to after a while."
"Right, well thanks." Gohan said before the four of them walked into the dorm.
(Gohan and Videl have experienced the dark hour, and the members of SEES have seen them fly and manipulate ki. Next chapter both sides will explain what they know. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
(1) (Ki can be used to destroy weak shadows outside of Tarturus, but stronger shadows or shadows inside Tarturus can resist it more efficiently.)