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Persona 5 Royal Fanmake Lysandre Arc Chapter 12
Blocked Road
As the group headed for the truck to get over the wall, Aqua felt an odd but familiar sensation and hears a cell door. She looks to her right and sees Gardine standing by a blue door way which opens.
"Our master would like a word with you. Come in." Gardine calmly said.
"Okay" Aqua and walks into the doorway.
She appears in the Velvet Room where the warden Pokemon and Yen Sid await her.
"So you've come." Yen Sid said smiling. "Your rehabilitation seems to be going smoothly."
"Yeah, thank to you." Aqua said with a nod.
"Excellent." Yen Sid said smiling from his desk. "I've prepared a special gift for you. I must reward such exemplary conduct. Use this power well…"
He then presents the fact that Personas have traits that will effect how they will be in combat
"Huh this is interesting" Aqua said smiling.
"Indeed, you will have to use it well" Arsene said with a nod.
"Our master is extending incredible kindness. Shed tears of joy, Inmate!" Galla told her firmly.
"Your Personas are born from the masks of your heart. They come in all manner of shapes and sizes." Yen Sid explained to her. "You must master the inner workings of each Persona to draw out its power. Do that, and they will surely be of great use to you on your journey to rehabilitation."
"If you have other business, you may tend to it now." Gardine told Aqua.
"I am good for now, thank you." Aqua said and leaves back to the Metaverse.
Aqua walks back out and in her Keyblade Armor and she rubs her head, still not used to the rush that feeling gives her.
"Hey! Waterwave!" Gatomon said jumping down from the truck "What're you standing around for? Get with the program, all right? You're a vital member of the team here!"
"Right, understood" Aqua said nodding and follows.
They make there way up to the skylight roof and use the rope still secure there to slide down to the portrait room below.
Once they were in they make there way to the side room before but Gatomon studdely stops them and said "Hold on, Waterwave!" Aqua surprised stopped and looked and indeed store a laser security trip wire in front of her that wasn't active last time they were here.
"Tch… It's an infrared laser device. If we touch it, the security will increase!" Gatomon explained.
"Hold on, there weren't anything like this last time though!" Uzi points out.
"The rumors might slowly making Lysandre become more wary of us…" Gatomon guessed thinking "Waterwave! They're not easy to see, but you should be able to do it with your skills. Be careful!"
Aqua nods and uses her third eye ability to see them and slide under them and sees that the room was patrolled by Shadow Basherbots
"A good chance to get some new Personas, we're good thanks to the training but eventually we'll reach our limit so best to upgrade when you can" Berith said nodding
Aqua nods and attacks them one of the new Shadows was Night-Walking Warrior, which Mandrake notes is a Death Persona. They recruit one of them which was named Mokoi.
"I feel like it was my Destiny to be with you" Mokoi said smiling.
"Yeah, look after him will you" Mandrake said smiling as they leave for the Velvet Room giving up their spot.
Another new one they faced was a fairy like one known as Girl from a Hanging Tree. Pixie noted this was one from a different arcana then her known as Hanged Men. Aqua recruited it replacing Agathion and it's actual name was Hua Po.
"Well it's about time, this place was seriously giving me the creeps." Hua Po said
"Oh joy, she's one of those…" Pixie said rolling her eyes
A third new one they found this room was known as Waterside Nymph, which Jack Frost revealed was a Pristess Persona happily. Her name as Aparas and he replaced Hua Po in the line up.
"I am honoured to join you." Aparas said bowing.
"Hee Ho! It's nice to have a friend" Jack Frost cheered happily.
They come to the room with Sunstreaker and Zane's pictures and Aqua uses her grapple to get past a wall of laser field then opens up a shortcut to use to avoid all that. After that they made there way to the room with the statue.
"We'll be in unknown territory once we go past here, right?" Alexis asked
"The security will probably get a little more fierce as well." Gatomon said nodding. "Make sure you don't touch anything or run into any of the displays, all right?" He looks at Uzi.
"…What're you looking at me for?" Uzi asked confused.
Aqua giggles and make there way to the door into the next area.
In the next area they find a safe room they use to take a short rest before continuing on their way and they faced some new Shadows known as Rooftop Lions who were too strong to be recruited so they were destroyed.
Aqua then finds a chest containing an Atom Ring which gives all Personas she has the Nuclear skill Frei and she puts it on. They then faced another new Shadown known as Leafy Old Man which was a hermit arcana. Which were known as Koropokkuru and replaced Jack Frost.
"Well Sonny, it's nice to meet you" Koropokkuru said smiling.
"Welcome aboard" Mokoi said nodding.
They soon find a captain Shadow Basherbot and when they face a large metal like creature named Bringer of Misforturne immune to Physical attacks, bless and curse and neutral to all attacks magic attacks, until Aqua uses Frei and knocks it down
"Ah…you…won't win!" Bringer said shuddering from a shock.
"We'll see" Aqua said firmly as they keep up the attack. Once the fight was done said "Wow…that was a strong one."
"Indeed, might we worth working up to get one, but your heart still to weak to handle the beast." Berith explained,
"Me know it is a chariot arcana so it may be me next stage" Slime said.
"Make sense" Aqua said nodding and keeps moving.
She opens up a shortcut and then they proceed into the next area. They come into to an area with a large golden vase as they move to run past it.
"H-Hey, wait a second!" Gatomon said stopping them and looks at it "You're just going to ignore that golden sheen?" He grins looking at it "Mmmmm… Look at that luster…I know it might be tough to take with us, but don't you think it'd sell for tons?" He then jumps up to the stand close to the vase
"Come on, we don't come here to…" Uzi began to say but stops seeing something under the cat's foot "Hold on, you're stepping on something!"
"Isn't this bad?!" Alexis said worried.
"Quick stand back!" Aqua said worried and jumps backwards and manages to avoid getting trapped in a more advanded laser security grid the others weren't as lucky.
"Oh no, I tripped the security!" Gatomon said worried.
"Urgh, and you were the one making us be careful too… So, what do you want to do? Run out of here?" Uzi asked.
"No, passing though all of these lasers will draw far too many enemies to our location!" Gatomon said worried.
Alexis sees Aqua and said smiling "Oh, hold on! Waterwave's not trapped!"
"Sorry Waterwave, but we're going to need you to search for a way to turn off these infrared lasers" Gatomon said sadly. "This is a museum, so there has to be some switch to let the workers avoid these lasers. Find it"
"Right on it!" Aqua said and moves and finds a switch to lower the glass blocking Alexis letting her through.
"Yes!" Alexis said smiling and meets up with Aqua "Thanks! Now we need to get Circuit and Gaon out!"
Aqua nods and they move and find more switches, one hidden behind a painting and it lowers the glassing blocking Uzi and lets her through.
"Ooh, good job!" Uzi said smiling and meets up with the group "Thanks! Now we just got to get Gaon out of there."
"But… I don't think we'll be able to get him out unless we can turn the lasers off." Alexis said concerned
"There has to be a control room for them!" Gatomon calls out "I don't know if it's nearby though…!"
"…We just got to trust him. Come on, let's try looking for it!" Uzi said sighing.
Aqua nods and sees a vent and moves through it where they enter a control room which they passed by before and looks around and sees the main control terminal.
"Hey, look here" Aqua said smiling.
"Oh hey, it says security-whatever on here!" Uzi said smiling "Maybe this'll let us turn them lasers off!"
"But… it looks like we need a password to use it." Alexis notes looking at it.
"We should ask someone then." Aqua said thinking.
"Is there anyone in the Palace who would know about it…?" Alexis asked.
Aqua leaves the room and sees two Shadow Basherbots outside and quickly hides, she then overhears their conversation.
"Hey, did you hear about those intruders?" The Trailing Basherbot said to the other.
"Yeah, you mean the thieves sneaking around in here?" The Leading Basherbot said nodding. "I got a call telling me to change the Password, just in case."
The Trailing Basherbot folds his arms and asked "And? What did you change it to?"
"Hello." The Leading Basherbot said proudly.
"…Huh?" The Trailing Basherbot said and Aqua thinks the same response.
"I said, hello! 07734." The Leading Basherbot explained "If you read the numbers upside-down, they spell out the word hello."
"…Isn't that a little childish?" The Trailing Basherbot asked.
"Eh, it should be fine as long as nobody else finds out." The Leading Basherbot said shrugging "It's not like anyone's eavesdropping on us. Anyway, don't forget: when you see the code input, be sure to say hello." He then goes to leave
Alexis smiles and said "Did you hear that?"
"Sure did." Uzi said grinning "Come on, Waterwave, let's go say hello to that terminal thing!"
"Agreed" Aqua said nodding and takes out the remaining Basherbot and goes to the terminal.
"Okay, let's give it a shot!" Uzi said smiling.
'The password should be 07734…' Aqua thinks and enters the code. It works and the security system shuts down.
"Those guys did it…! I'm saved!" Gatomon said happily as the laser grid shuts down.
"It looks like it worked!" Alexis said happily.
"Sweet! Let's go grab that stupid cat and get moving!" Uzi said nodding.
The group goes to meet up with Gatomon who looks sad and said "I-I'm sorry… That was very much unlike me…"
"Sheesh… Weren't you the one telling us not to go around touching stuff in the exhibit?" Uzi said to him arms folded.
"Urgh, that is true… I can't believe I made such a novice mistake, even for solid gold…" Gatomon said looking at the gold vase. "But something was drawing me to this vase…"
"What do you mean…? Isn't it just an ordinary gold vase?" Alexis asked "I wonder if there's something special about it. Should we take a closer look just in case?"
"Agreed" Aqua said and goes to examine the vase she then smashes it and she and the other were surprised as suddenly a large red ruby appears floating sparkling ruby. "Huh?!"
"What is this?!" Alexis said shocked.
"Oh, I see… So that's why I was drawn to it!" Gatomon said in shock "Waterwave, catch it! I'll explain the rest of this later. Just get after it and attack!"
Aqua nods and strikes it and suddenly a fight begins and out emerging from the ruby with golden sparkles was blue ghostly spirt that the other Persona's named Regent. It was resistant from strikes, but Arsene suggests using Frei on it. Aqua does and it falls down and goes to talk with it.
"My name is Regent…. My existence shall become a new part of you." Regent said and willingly joins with Aqua her replacing Koropokguru for it.
"Good, good!" Gatomon said happily "That was a pretty nice considering it was your first time running into one."
"What was that…?" Alexis asked confused.
"That, Prima, was a rare Shadow that occasionally resides in pricey items." Gatomon explained "I call them Treasure Demons. They're great. Not only do they give you a lot of experience, they might be useful for your Personas too. However, they run very fast, and attacks don't deal very much damage to them."
"Indeed, and while in your care I am unable to be used, I can only be useful to fuse with other Personas to make them stronger" Regent explained "I also have siblings that can make stronger fusions with Personas"
"Worth checking out" Aqua said nodding. She finds a Safe room nearby and heads to the Velvet room. She fuses Regent with Angel to make Archangel
"I am Archangel. Being in possession of that mask means you are also in possession of my blessing" Archangel said nodding "The heart of Angel also resides in me as well."
"Well you may be different, you are still our friend" Pixie said smiling.
Aqua nods and returns to the safe room and keeps going. Seeing the path blocked but a large opening to a room that leads to the other side they jump up only to see a large hole with a single board on the gound
"What the?! How're we suppose to get past this huge hole in the…" Uzi said shocked
"Calm down. Look at where the Basherbot is walking…" Gatomon said pointing to the lone Shadow Basherbot walking around even on the hole showing it was fake.
Aqua relieved the move on fighting the guards and moving through musesum gathering treasure. However she also saw a new kind shadow guard a female Batling with a battle skirt checking the exhibits. They then enter a large opening room but then a new security system activates with electric fences blocking the exits even the way they came.
"Huh…? Is this…" Alexis asked
"Intruders in the Second Exhibition Room! Apprehend them at once!" A voice said on the PA, Aqua figured it might be one of Shadow Lysandre's Basherbot generals in charge of this half of the Museum.
Two Basherbots appear in the room to patrol it. Uzi said "Bit me, let's get out of here, fast! Which waty's the exit?!"
Aqua nods and move to take of the cards and sees an opening above and climbs to it and press a button and soon the security system is disabled.
"Oh look! The electric thing's deactivated now!" Alexis said smiling
"This should let us move forward. Nice work, Waterwave!" Gatomon said smiling. "Though I sense one of the doors nearby, we should look for it
Aqua nods and looks to the glass with a chest on the otherside, she felt like something was beyond it, maybe this door and made her way to it, fighting another Captain as she does. She then makes her way to the other side of the glass and finds a red door bound by yellow robot and surrounded by orange leaves.
"One of Lysandre's Will Seeds….Let's take it" Gatomon said smiling
"Agreed" Aqua said as she cuts the ropes and opens the door and she find the skull seed with a red glow and takes it claiming the Red Vanity Seed and the group feel a bit refreshed.
"Our first Will Seed of the Palace, let's keep searching the area." Gatomon said nodding.
Aqua nods and the group go into the next area.
They move through the area and then come to an area with some Japanese sliding doors when the approach they all open fast
"Whoa! They really opened…" Uzi said as they move forward. They move forward to the central guard to find it with red laser forefield covering the grounds and on the other side a large door depicting Yveltal on it. "What the robot hell?!"
"Are these…infrared lasers?" Alexis asked shocked "There's no way we can get past them…"
"This level of security only proves there's something worth protecting up ahead." Gatomon said thinking.
Alexis sees a sign near some buckets of black paint and said "Wait, there's something written on the sign…"
"What's it say?" Aqua asked
"All Personnel: This door can only be opened via the security room that lies beyond it…" Aqua said reading it "Please be cautious, as it is impossible to open from the outside."
"So, it's never gonna open?!" Uzi asked shocked "How're we supposed to get past?!"
"Wait…That door…I think I've seen that pattern somewhere…" Gatomon said looking at the door thinking then remembers "…Oh right! There's no mistaking it! That's the same door I saw earlier! Guys, let's head back!"
"Huh? Why?!" Uzi asked confused.
"I think I know what real-world door that's based on." Gatomon explained "There may be another way to open it! In any case, I'll explain later! Come on, let's go!" He then runs off.
'I suppose we should listen to Gatomon for the time being…' Aqua thinks as the group follows.
The group then leave along the way being able to pick up a Rooftop Lion whose name was Shiisaa.
"Me happy to travel with you human!" Shiisaa said happily
"Me happy to have someone who can understand me!" Slime added happily.
"Awww so cute" Pixie said smiling
The group then go to the exit and make there escape, so long as the security was up there were not getting past it. So they returned to the real world. But they made good headway making it halfway plus gained new Persona allies and found one of the three Will Seeds of the place.
Once back out in the real world looking at Lysandre's house, the group rest a bit, going into the Metaverse still wiped them out.
"How're we supposed to get past that door?" Alexis asked.
"I don't know… You think there's some kind of off switch somewhere?" Uzi said sighing.
"Looks like this is where I come in." Gatomon said grinning.
"Gaon?" Alexis said confused.
"I have a suspicious place in mind." Gatomon said smiling surprising the others "Remember? This shack is the basis for Lysandre's Palace. I actually scouted it out the last time we were here."
"Whoa… So this was your plan from the start?" Uzi asked him.
"Correct." Gatomon said nodding.
Alexis sighs "…You only were 'scouting' because you were bored."
"Agreed" Aqua said catching Gatomon off guard.
"So? Where's this suspicious place?" Uzi asked him.
"It's on the second floor. I noticed an unnaturally hefty lock on a door up there." Gatomon explained.
Alexis thinks saying "If it's locked, that means there's something in there he doesn't want people to see."
"But don't we want to be opening the door in the Palace?" Uzi asked confused.
"Yes, and we're going to do that by opening the real one in front of Lysandre's eyes." Gatomon explained "Basically, we're going to change his cognition that the door is unopenable."
"In other words… when we open the one in Lysandre's house, that area in his Palace will open on its own?" Alexis asked thinking on it.
"I'm not really getting it… Is that gonna work?" Uzi asked.
"Trust me! There's no chance it won't open!" Gatomon said firmly but adds "…I think!" he looks sheepishly and asked "You understand, don't you Waterwave?"
"Honestly, it can't hurt to try." Aqua said shrugging.
"Well yeah, but…" Uzi said to that.
"Why don't you trust me?! It's worth a try!" Gatomon said annoyed.
"But even then, there's still that hefty lock we have to deal with in reality, right?" Alexis asked.
"Oh, that'll be a breeze. Just give me a hairpin and I'll handle it." Gatomon said proudly "It will take some time though. Doing everything by myself in front of Lysandre wild be impossible. If only there was someone who could distract him for a while…" He smiles looking at Alexis.
"…Huh?" Alexis said confused.
"Oh…. Ohhh!" Uzi said smiling getting the idea. "Man, how are we even gonna get into his house? We'd get reported for sure if we force ourselves in…"
"What?" Alexis said annoyed dreading the answer.
"I guess the only way is…having you go nude." Uzi said grinning.
"WHAT?!" Alexis said shocked.
"Fancy you say that Uzi. I was just thinking the same thing." Gatomon said smiling.
"This isn't funny!" Alexis said annoyed.
"We're not saying you should really get naked." Uzi said sighing.
"It's simply the best excuse for you to enter Lysandre's house without raising suspicious…" Gatomon explained "So, we'd like for you to play the role of decoy, Lady Alexis."
"This is way too sudden…" Alexis told them "I mean, I don't even know where the locked door is."
"Don't worry, I'll accompany you." Gatomon told her.
"But that's still technically only me…" Alexis told them. "Worst come to worst, what if I get found out?"
"We can run into the Palace! ...Or something?" Gatomon said shrugging.
"Is that really gonna work?!" Alexis asked worried. "I mean, you're not giving me much confidence in this plan!" She looks down "Do I have to be the bait?!"
"Sadly, there is no other way." Aqua said shaking her head.
"But what if, you know…? Uhhh! Um…" Alexis said trying to think but sighs "…Nothing."
"All you got to do is trick Zane, have him take you to that room, then just open the door." Uzi explained to her smiling.
"You make it sound so easy!" Alexis said annoyed but sighs "But if there's no other way… I don't… I don't… I don't have a choice…Urghhhh! God! Fine, I'll do it! For justice!" She looks at Gatomon "Seriously, you better pull this off!"
"If it's for your sake, Lady Alexis, I won't stop scratching even if all my claws were to break!" Gatomon said nodding.
"We'll be counting on you, Gatomon!" Uzi said smiling "Don't let Zane notice you, all right?"
"If he tries to force my clothes off…I'll tear that house down!" Alexis said arms folded "I'm really gonna lose it if we do all this and the Palace door doesn't open. Got it?!"
"We're working to get dirt on that guy's crimes either way. It won't go to waste." Uzi said smiling "All right, let's get down and dirty tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?!" Alexis said shocked.
"Earlier the better." Uzi said shrugging.
"Um, b-but… will Zane agree?" Alexis asked concerned.
Uzi thinks and said "I don't know, just say something like, 'I really need it to be tomorrow.' That should work, yeah?" Alexis sweatdrops and facepalms
That night Aqua and Gatomon arrived back at the Leblanc to rest for tomorrow.
"Leave this to me." Gatomon whispered to Aqua "I'll get it open right before his very eyes."
Aqua gets a message in the group chat and checks her phone with Uzi saying "You get in touch with Zane?"
"Mm-hm. He asked me to come by tomorrow." Alexis messages.
"Awww, yeah, he fell for it!" Uzi messages.
"Um, do I… really have to do this…?" Alexis asked
"Just be careful Alexis and it should be fine." Aqua messages.
"Yeah…" Alexis said.
"Bite me, this is such a pain…" Uzi messages "We got to open that door AND have Lysandre see it, right?"
"Yeah, Gatomon said that'll change his cognition." Alexis explained.
"I don't get it…" Uzi admits "Oh and one more thing. Let us know if any weird stuff goes down and we'll be there to back you up ASAP."
"KK, got it." Alexis said and Aqua puts the phone away.
"A Palace is a reflection of how its owner views the real world." Gatomon explained "So, if Lysandre's cognition of reality changes, it's only natural that his Palace would be affected. And all jokes aside, we really will need Lady Alexis to strip for Zane. It's the only way."
"I see" Aqua said nodding.
Aqua then gets some studying in the booth increasing her knowledge and then heads the bed to be ready for tomorrow.
The group have a plan but will it work, but also will we be getting another awakening this time? Find out soon.
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