A/N: Hello readers, I'm happy to announce that P3: Apocalypse now has an accompanying soundtrack. Please note that this is not an OST, but rather a playlist on youtube of pre-existing OST's. If you wish to listen to the playlist, you can either check my FF profile and look under the section I have on this fic or you can look up "Persona 3: Apocalypse Act I Soundtrack" on youtube manually. I'll also post what tracks go with what kind of theme on my profile as they become apparent/won't cause spoilers.

Now, as for how this will work in the fic itself, while reading you will find text such as: (Track 1). This correlates to the 1st track in the playlist, in this case Killing Floor 2 - Menu Music [Extended]. Following, if (Track 6) is shown, it'll correlate to the 6th track in the playlist. Please note that (end music) and (pause track) both mean to pause the music, just that the latter implies that the track will resume at some point soon.

On another note, I decided to bump this story down from a M rating to a T rating. Now, there will still be some rather M rated parts of this story. However, since there will be relatively few of those chapters, I will simply post a disclaimer in the A/N stating that this chapter should be taken as an 'M' rated chapter.

This chapter, for reference, is a T rated chapter.

Act I: The World Ended… And Then it Burned

Chapter 5: Supplies and Demands

(Track 2)

With a semi-full stomach, Hamuko walked back out of the mess hall and into the dull, black sunlight. People passed her by as they moved towards their destination, most giving her a wide berth or a stare. Normally, she'd account their reaction to the naginata strapped to her back or her general appearance, but after the events of the previous night she had a much better idea of what was drawing their attention.

The crowd thinned as they settled into their routine for the day, revealing Yukari walking towards her. They were both dressed in their combat attire, sans her rut sack that had been damaged. Considering the situation she'd been in the previous evening, Hamuko strapped her survival knife to the rigging that held her naginata against her back.

Yukari had mentioned that they weren't going to be on patrol today, so the brunette was semi-curious as to why they were still carrying; not that she was complaining much about the arrangement.

"Hey Yukari" Hamuko walked forward to meet the bow-woman, smiling softly.

She motioned for the red-eyed teen to follow her before responding, "'Morning, Hamuko. How're your ribs feeling now?"

Giving her stomach an appreciative pat, the naginata user spoke back up, "Much better, and it's all thanks to you! It usually takes a lot longer for me to recover from those kinds of wounds".

Biting her bottom lip, Yukari refrained from asked why exactly it took so much more effort to heal her body.

"So, where are we going today?"

The brunette jumped slightly at the sudden inquiry, before stopping and pointing to the building in front of them. "Well, today we're both on 'class' duty"

Hamuko's jaw dropped slightly, "You guys have a school set up here?"

Giggling, Yukari waved off her fellow brunette before responding, "No, no. That's just the nickname we gave it since there's three teachers running it. It's mostly just a way of keeping us teenagers busy during the day. C'mon, they've already started work for the day".

Following her lead, Hamuko entered into the old building, one that showed obvious amounts of repair and patchwork.

"Ah, Toriumi-san, we're back now".

"3000 cans of beans?"

"Uh… 20 by… 10 by… 5, 10, 15. Yep that's 3000 cans of beans. Holy crap, did you guys raid a baked bean warehouse or something?"

Yukari looked slightly abash as she answered, "Would you believe me if I said yes?"

"Yeah, I really, really, would".

"That reminds me, how are you doing on your fresh water canteen?"

Tapping her chin in thought, Hamuko responded, "Hmm, maybe a third or so left? I've been rationing it pretty hard".

"Good, we've got a well a few miles outside the city limits that we stock up at during the New Moon".

"Smart idea, wouldn't want to accidentally have your entire water supply turn into blood because you let a slip of moonlight hit it".

"That's the idea. Alright, next on the check list is rice bags. Apparently we have 1450 bags".

"Ugh… 5, 10 by…"

"Alright!" Yukari was much more enthusiastic than her counterpart, "We are done for the day!"

"So much rice…"

(End track)

The two brunettes walked down the street as the red sun began to set in the sky. Shortly behind them, three teenage girls walked out of the 'class' building.

"And so, I was like… Hey, Maki!"

"Huh?"

"Maki you've been zonin' out on us all day".

"Yeah, and you, like, seriously overslept. Are you sure you're not sick"

"No… I'm fine. I'll be just fine".

(Track 1)

Several hours after the sun set, and the shrinking moon appeared in the green sky, two groups of people entered an abandoned warehouse. Meeting in the center of the room where a beam of moonlight illumined them, the two gang leaders met.

"Thank you for coming out tonight".

The two men shook hands as their guards clicked on safeties and sheathed melee weapons.

"I'd thank ya too, but I think we'd both rather get down to business".

"Smart man. We've only got about a month's left of supplies before we fully run out".

"I've got a similar thing goin' on my end".

"At this rate, we're not going to be surviving for much longer".

"The pickin's are almost completely gone from Port Island".

"And we can't leave because of that Raven motherfucker".

"I'd say we team up and put him six feet 'nder, be we both saw what he did to those guys way back when".

"Wouldn't it just be absolutely grand if I could solve both of your problems with a single plan?"

(Track 13)

Both gangs' weapons were quickly drawn and pointed at the door that had just been opened.

"Oh, don't shoot the messenger now, not while I'm still offering".

"Who are you" One of the leaders spoke up.

The dark figure chuckled slightly before speaking again, "I'm just a man with a deal for you both. An absolute bargain in fact, two for the price of one: a very dead little bird and control over all of Tatsumi Port Island".

The two leaders looked at each other before the second one responded, "We're listenin'"

"Well that's just grand" The figure stepped slightly out of the shadows, revealing his golden eyes. "But first, have you heard of our lord and savior, Nyx-sama?"

Only a minute before the silent stroke of midnight, a lone inhabitant of Iwatodai Proper was roused from her sleep.

"Morpheus…?"

Another silent call, another whisper in her ear.

"I'm coming…" She removed her covers and shakily made her way to the door.

"Wait for me, Morpheus".

20 Days until the Next Full Moon

A/N: So, that's all for this chapter. I know, I know, its short, but it is the best place to stop for this particular point in the story. The next update should be longer, so keep an eye out for that.