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Minutes before E. Gadd unveiled his Time Machine

BGM: Beneath the Mask (Persona 5)

"To the Head Librarian. You are a corrupt asshole who has several affairs with women. You need to come clean or suffer the consequences. Signed, the Phantom Thieves."

Akira walked into the library with Makoto. They would walk toward the head librarian who was busy typing away at his computer. "Excuse us." Akira got his attention as he looked up from his computer.

"Ah! You're the-"

"Shhh!" Makoto shushed him. "We don't need to attract a crowd."

"Sorry, my mistake. You've gotten so popular after joining that famous tournament. Shibuya is rooting for you."

Word gets around fast. Morgana thought while nestling inside Akira's bag.

"So, what can I do for you two?"

"We're investigating this." Akira said, pulling out the Calling Card. "Do you know anything about this?"

The librarian took a good look at it, then scowled. "Hmph… yes, I've seen it on my desk. How dare you think I would do something like that. I would never cheat on my wife and you had the audacity to-"

"We didn't send this." Makoto said. "We got word of it from my sister. None of us have sent a calling card to you."

"You didn't?" The librarian let out a sigh of relief. "Thank heavens… I thought you kids had it out for me for no reason at all. But if it wasn't you, then who was it?"

"Did you do anything to some individual recently that made him or her despise you?" Makoto asked.

"Hmm… not to my knowledge. I do tend to get on someone's case when a book is due but I would never do anything malicious. Last I checked, paying a fine over an overdue book isn't anything to write home about."

"Then it was probably someone who's trying to make us look bad." Akira said. "Thank you for your time." The two of them would walk out of the library as Morgana popped out of the bag.

"Well, that didn't get us anywhere." Morgana muttered. "What do you think we should do next?"

"We gotta investigate this. There's no way we can let this slip by." He said as he pulled out his phone.

Library is a bust. Akira texted.

Shit, I was afraid of that. - Ryuji

Hmm, well we can't let this slip by. Do we have any other leads? - Ann

That's a negative so far. - Yusuke

I'm coming up with nothing on my end. I'll keep looking. - Futaba

Maybe it's underground? I dunno, I'm just throwing out ideas… - Haru

We'll see what we can come up with. - Makoto

"Oh! I got an idea." Morgana said as the two looked at him. "Do you think maybe Mishima might know something?"

"Hmm, he might!" Makoto said.

"Let's go pay him a visit." Akira said as he started texting him. Hey Mishima, meet us at the park. He then hit send and then the two took off.


Later

"Hmm…" Mishima would take a look at the Calling Card. "This isn't how you go about things, the letters are all in random spots! Seriously, Ryuji takes time in his craft but this? This isn't it." He said.

"Do you know who might have done such a thing?" Makoto asked.

"Honestly, you might be dealing with a copy cat, but I'm not sure where to even look."

"Hmm…" Akira folded his arms. "This could mean trouble."

It was then that Makoto's phone went off as she pulled it out and read the message from Sae. My men have confiscated another so-called calling card. I'm sending you a pic.

Makoto would read the picture message and her eyes widened. "What?!" She yelled before forwarding the message to the group. My sister sent me this!

"Miss Kawakami is a complete bimbo and uses her body to get money. She's no teacher material. The Phantom Thieves WILL steal her heart this evening."

WTF?! - Ryuji

Oh, that is just messed up- Ann

First the librarian and now Kawakami? What's going on? - Haru

This is disturbing- Yusuke

This is getting ridiculous! I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. - Futaba

Please hurry, this is getting out of hand fast. Makoto would text back and then put her phone away, then noticed Akira was texting. "Hmm?" She wondered as he looked to see who Akira was texting.

You're not doing anything crazy with your maid gig, are you? - Akira

What? No, why do you ask? - Kawakami would ask as Akira sent her the photo. WHAT?! Okay, I would NEVER do something so horrid. And second of allI'm not a bimbo!

We're getting to the bottom of this as quick as we can. We believe it's a copy cat.

Well please send them my regards when you see them! Akira would then get a photo of Kawakami posting a selfie while looking annoyed while flipping the bird.

Heh, that's un-teacher like of you.

That's how pissed I am with this copy cat! Take 'em down!

We will.

"Still texting your teacher, hmm?" Makoto gave him a glare as Akira stiffened, then hid his phone.

"I don't know what you're talking about!"

Makoto let out an annoyed sigh. "Come on, let's get going." She said, pulling his arm and dragging him away. "See ya, Mishima."

"See ya. I'll let you know if I find anything out." Mishima waved.

End BGM


With Ryuji and Ann

"Okay, if I were some major asshole, where would I be?" Ryuji wondered.

"I'm not sure." Ann shrugged as they walked around an alleyway. "Surely we got-… wait a minute." Ann would see someone standing on the other end of the alleyway, looking both ways before taking a left. He was also wearing a hoodie. "Did you see that?"

BGM: Suspicion (Persona 5)

"I sure did." Ryuji nodded as they took off after the hooded figure, then they peeked behind the corner as they saw the hooded figure put something on a wall and hurried off, but not before Ann snapping a photo of him before they went to the wall in question.

"Aha! A calling card!" Ann pulled it off to take a better look.

To the theater manager, your days are numbered. We saw you yelling at a lady the other day and pushed her down. We will not stand for this. - The Phantom Thieves.

"What is this guy on? I know that manager, he's a sweet guy!" Ryuji said as Ann would text Futaba.

We got a lead. Think you can help us figure out who this is? Ann would then attach the photo into the text.

Oooooh! Spicy! Let me see what I can find and I'll get back to you ASAP.

Thank you! Ann would put her phone away as Ann and Ryuji would follow the guy, but ended up losing him in the busy streets.

"Well, this is a problem." Ryuji rubbed his head.

"We know he's wearing a hoodie though." Ann mused as her phone vibrated and pulled it out.

Okay, I got something. Thanks to this moron who decided to do this in broad daylight, which is a major LOL moment, I've identified the emblem on his hoodie. Apparently there's this group that likes this anime a little TOO much. It's called Code Geass and this group calls themselves the Phantoms of Area 11. From what I gathered, they are huge fans of the Phantom Thieves. They've been really active the past day. Their HQ is in the mall. I'm willing to bet that they're going to make another Calling Car as we speak.

Oh wow! That's a lot of info! Thank you so much, Futaba!

Aww thanks~! I'm forwarding this to the others, then we'll figure things out from there.

Oh, and by the wayyou might want to fix up your message. What the hell is a Calling Car?

Huh? OH CRAP! I'll fix that ASAP!

Ryuji would take a look at Futaba's message and then spotted Futaba's typo. "Calling car, eh…?" He smirked with a chuckle.

"Uh Ryuji, what are you thinking about?"

End BGM


Later

"This is not gonna work…"

"It's totally gonna work!" Ryuji said and had Futaba on speaker.

"A little morea little more… perfect!"

"Alright, let's move!" Ryuji said, taking the phone and knocking on the door as they took off running as a man walked out, wearing a very bad cosplay of Lelouch.

"Huh? WHAT THE…?!" He yelled as he went into his HQ. "Guys, take a look at this!" He said as they walked out, where bad cosplay outfits of CC, Kallen, Suzaku, Nina and Rolo walked out and saw a Mercedes Benz SUV spray painted red and black as there was a message on the doors.

We know you have been copying us. You think you have what it takes to mock us? Meet us at the park where we will settle this. Signed, the REAL Phantom Thieves

"They used the display car?!" The CC Cosplayer yelled in shock.

"What do we do?" The Kallen cosplay asked.

The Lelouch cosplayer growled. "This… this means WAR."


Later, at the park

"So why are we meeting at the park?" Makoto asked as they were all there.

"The Phantom Thieves have formally invited the so-called Phantoms of Area 11 to meet here." Ryuji said.

"Great." Makoto said before suddenly getting concerned and turned to Ryuji. "…What did you do?"

"Oh, you'll find out."

"YOU!" A voice yelled as they turned to see the Code Geass Cosplayers approaching them. "What the hell was that all about?"

"Oh, so these are the infamous "Phantom Thief copy cats", eh?" Haru mused. "Can we break their bones now?"

"No, none of that." Yusuke said.

"Aww…"

"Just what was that all about? You decided to vandalize the display car at the mall in red and black AND decided to paste a message on the doors?!"

"Well, I mean, you were usin' our cards. We decided to kick it up a notch." Ryuji said. "Besides, you were askin' for it, so I thought it'd be best if we settled things here at the park!" He boasted as Makoto clenched her fists.

"Are you… youYOU….!" Makoto grabbed Ryuji by the shoulders. "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND?!"

"What? It worked, didn't it?"

"Of all the most numb skulled things that you have done… THIS IS THE DUMBEST THING YOU COULD HAVE DONE!"

"Let it be known that he dragged me into it." Ann said, rubbing the back of her head with an annoyed sigh.

BGM: Tension (Persona 5)

"Never mind that." Akira said. "Is it true that you have been sending those fake messages?"

"Yes, it is true. We have sent those Calling Cards… because these adults have wronged us! It is time they have a change of heart!"

"So what, you decided to target these individuals and make some bald faced lies?" Akira asked.

"It had to be juicy. No one would take the Phantom Thieves seriously if the only thing these adults did were demand a fine, gave kids detention, not accepting a refund at the theater, selling overpriced hot dogs at a gas station! So we had to… bend the truth a bit. We thought it'd be enough for the Phantom Thieves to investigate every wrong doer in Shibuya. Heck, you should be investigating these video games that steal YOUR work. There is no originality! Someone stole pyramids from Futaba's Palace for some lousy indie game! Every video game is copying you guys!"

"WHOA, hold up! How did you know my palace had pyramids?!" Futaba yelled, but was ignored.

"Oh you gotta be effin'…" Ryuji groaned. "Are you guys for real?!"

"This is just petty…" Yusuke shook his head.

"So you want us to steal every adult's heart just for your own gain?" Akira asked. "That's not how it works."

"Excuse us for wanting to spice things up!" The Kallen cosplayer yelled. "Shibuya is a horrible place and it needs a fixer upper… and that's where you guys will come in!"

"We love, no, adore the Phantom Thieves. They should be running Shibuya under their thumb, and we will do whatever it takes to make it happen." The Suzaku cosplayer said.

"Sorry, but that's not our style." Akira said. "Plus, you guys need to come up with a better hobby. This is completely unhealthy."

"Oh yeah? Who's gonna make us? You guys?"

Akira smirked. "Sae… did you get all that?"

"We sure did."

End BGM

Suddenly, police cars pulled up as Sae and her squad walked out and surrounded the horrid cosplayers. "Phantoms of Area 11… you are under arrest."

"For what?!"

"For threatening the very public, fear mongering, and quite honestly, have us go on a wild goose chase and wasting everyone's valuable time." Sae said as the cops were easily able to arrest them and put them in the cars. She let out an annoyed sigh and turned to the others. "Well, I can imagine these guys will be in jail for a very long time." She told them and turned to Ryuji. "So… Makoto… you always put up with his idiocy?"

"Hey, it's not idiocy! It's called genius!" Ryuji boasted, causing Ann, Morgana and Futaba to facepalm.

"Now you know why I was able to bust them so easily." Makoto deadpanned.

"Understood." Sae said and then walked off. "Have a good day, Phantom Thieves."

"Well, I guess that settles it." Akira said as everyone nodded.


Later, back in Toad Town

"You're kidding… that long?" Makoto asked as she helped settle Sae in her new office in Toad Town.

"Yup. 25 years should do them some good." Sae said as she plugged in her PC. "Aaaand we're good!" She said as she sat down in the chair and let out a sigh, sipping her coffee. "Wasting all of our resources for that… it's pathetic."

"Well, at least we have you all settled in, so… I guess I'll see you around?"

"Yeah." Sae nodded as she got up and hugged Makoto, to which her sister hugged her back… when suddenly loud explosions rattled the town. "What on earth…?" Sae wondered as she walked out with Makoto as they saw UFOs flying by.

BGM: Shroob Attack (Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time)

"What the hell?!" Sae yelled.

"This is bad… I'm gonna go help people evacuate!" Makoto said as she took off running, switching to her Persona form as she went off and pummeled some Shroobs nearby. A few UFOs came flying over to Sae and aimed their blasters at her. Her eyes widened in horror as she backed up and ran inside the building as the lasers struck the doors and shattered the glass. The UFOs would work their way inside the police office and aimed at Sae, who hid behind a pillar.

No no no nowhat's going on?! She thought, glancing at her desk where she spotted her gun. Dammit! She thought as the UFOs aimed at the pillar and charged up attacks. Sae closed her eyes, holding her breath… when she suddenly heard explosions and stuff crashing into the ground behind her. "Huh?" She turned her head to see the UFOs destroyed with Shroob bodies piled into the rubble. "Wh-what…?"

End BGM

"Leta!" A voice cried as Sae would see a Meloetta fly through the smoke. "Mela Mela~!" Meloetta smiled, circling around a confused Sae with a happy giggle, then it flew out where Sae would walk out as she saw Meloetta defending her office, and was joined by Diancie and Victini.

"What are these creatures…?" Sae wondered as she let out a smile before reaching for her gun and loading it where she joined the Pokemon as they turned to her. "Don't just float there! We got a town to defend!" She said as the Pokemon nodded, then Sae pulled out a radio. "I need backup in town on the double! We got major trouble here!" She ordered as she ran off to defend Toad Town with Meloetta, Diancie and Victini behind her.


Finally got around to follow up on that small Persona scene at the start of Partners in Time.

Oh, and just a heads up: Because of me finally making JINX's Final Smashes revealed in the Palutena's Guidance, i've made a poll. Feel free to check it out!