"Videl, are you ready yet?" Erasa asked excitedly.
"Give me a second Erasa." Videl said while finishing putting on her school uniform. "Since when are you so eager to go to school anyway?"
"Obviously we need to meet people so we can plan all the awesome things we're going to do." Erasa said. "Come on the others are waiting for us downstairs."
"Alright, let's go." Videl said calmly. Today is going to be an interesting day, she thought.
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"Well, this is it." Yukari said gesturing to a building. "Gekkoukan High."
"It looks nice." Gohan said politely.
"Trust me, it's really nothing special." Junpei said. "Well you guys need to head to the faculty office but if I know Mitsuru-sempai you're in our class."
"Actually Iori, only Gohan is in your class." Mitsuru said calmly. "The girls are in Fuuka's class."
"Wait, but we were in the same class before we came here." Gohan said. "Shouldn't we still be in the same class?"
"Normally yes, but there isn't actually room in that class for all of you." Mitsuru said calmly. "I've spoken with the instructors and this was the arrangement that worked for all parties."
"In other words you used your influence to get them in." Minato said calmly.
"Influence, what do you mean?" Videl asked.
"Mitsuru's family built this entire island, the Kirijo group has quite the influence over what happens." Akihiko said calmly. "See you guys after school."
"Right, see you later." Erasa said with a smile.
"Well, I guess I'll see you two after school." Gohan said walking into the building.
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"Man I feel sorry for you Gohan." Junpei said. "First day and you get stuck with a lecture from Edogawa."
"Is something wrong with his lectures?" Gohan asked.
"They have nothing to do with anything we've learned and honestly they're useless in every possible way." Junpei said.
"Don't say that, they're different but at least it's a free class." Yukari said calmly. "Oh yeah, don't forget that we were going to talk when we get back."
"Oh by the way, your friend Erasa, this needs to be kept secret from her." Minato whispered. "Trust me on this one."
"Alright, but there's a lot to explain." Gohan said quietly.
"Don't worry, as long as you tell us what happened we'll do the same." Yukari said.
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"Wait you're going back early?" Erasa asked. "Videl we should meet people."
"I know, but Mitsuru-sempai wanted to see me after school, I'll catch up later." Videl said calmly.
"I guess, but make sure you come with me to the mall tomorrow." Erasa said. "It's where everybody hangs out."
"Alright, I promise." Videl said. "See you later."
As she said that Videl walked off back to towards the dorm.
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"Welcome back, we have a lot to talk about don't we?" Minato asked calmly.
"We definitely do." Videl said. "So which side is going first?"
"We'll explain first." Akihiko said calmly. "Last night you saw what happened, we call that the dark hour."
"Dark hour, why is it named that?" Gohan asked.
"What else would you name that kind of world?" Akihiko asked. "Plus it only lasts one hour."
"So it's an hour that goes from midnight to one AM where the world goes completely insane." Gohan said. "Why does that sound too simple?"
"It is, the dark hour is also the twenty-fifth hour of the day." Yukari said. "It occurs every night at midnight and you've seen the effects of it."
"People who are active during the dark hour might have something called the potential, which basically means you can fight against the shadows, the monster you saw last night." Junpei said.
"We can't check until tonight, but if you two do have the potential we can show you something very interesting." Minato said calmly.
"Wait, what does the potential even mean?" Videl asked. "You mentioned it but you never explained what it is."
"The potential is the power to awaken your persona." Mitsuru said. "That's what we can't check until the dark hour tonight."
"Alright, in that case it's our turn." Gohan said. "First of everything we can do comes from the same source, our bodies ki."
"Ki, you mean the video game?" Junpei asked.
"No, it's an energy in all living things." Gohan said. "It might be easier to show you."
The moment he said that, Gohan created an orb of energy in his hand.
"Wait, that can happen at any time?" Akihiko asked in shock.
"Yeah, with enough training anyone should be able to access their ki." Gohan said. "Once you learn how to manipulate your ki you can do things like this."
As he said that, Gohan began to float a few inches off the ground.
"Oh my, this is incredible." Fuuka said in shock. "You said that anyone could learn to fly?"
"Well anyone who's willing to work, I'm not quite as good as he is yet." Videl said before floating up next to Gohan.
"I see, so would this be possible for you to teach the rest of us?" Mitsuru asked calmly.
"I guess, it takes a lot of work but I can try to teach you." Gohan said.
"Right, if we could fly that would make things a lot easier for us." Akihiko said confidently.
"Don't underestimate our enemies Akihiko, flying may provide an advantage but it's no excuse to be careless." Mitsuru said calmly.
"Hold on a minute, wouldn't it be tough to teach all six of us how to fly?" Yukari asked.
"Well it might take some time, but it should be possible." Gohan said thoughtfully.
"Alright, in that case we can begin tomorrow." Mitsuru said calmly. "As for tonight, we'll see if you possess the potential."
"Right, well I should meet up with Erasa." Videl said. "I'll see you guys later."
"Ok, I'll head over with you." Yukari said. "I have a few things to take care of myself."
"Well in that case all that's left is to wait and see what happens tonight." Minato said calmly.
(Gohan and Videl have begun to demonstrate ki manipulation to SEES and Gohan is considering training them while they check if Videl and him have the potential. Next chapter the dark hour will occur once again. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)