Hello, my name is Dan Gotanda. If you guys had no idea who the hell am I, then let me give you guys a simple answer, I am the best friend of Ichika Orimura aka I.O. aka the White Marauder aka the only male than can pilot an IS. Originally, I'm just a normal guy working in a restaurant own by my parents and always dreamed of something big. But in a world where women dominates over men, I find that impossible and I learned that in the harshest ways as possible.

I always thought that my life is always like this, then the White Marauder suddenly appeared and began to headline in the news, this shocks everyone including myself to the core, someone more specifically a male is doing a lot of heroics, saving people left and right, defending the Innocents, heck, he's doing a lot better than any of those so-called IS users.

Then suddenly one night, the White Marauder arrived at my home and revealed himself to be as my best friend, Ichika Orimura. He told me that he's part of some sort of organization and asked me for assistance, realizing this is my chance to be at least be useful to the world, I agreed. No sooner than later, I became his informist, I would go in different place gathering information such as location of a drug den, hideouts of robbery groups and of course, illegal IS operations. It's dangerous but this is something I want to do, doing my best to back-up my friend whom is risking himself to protect our world.

After some sort of events, I got recruited in the organization called the Heroes Coalition. I was recruited as a staff member at first but my talents as an information boker impressed the higher-ups so much that I would later become an executive officer. I also became a liason between the Science and Research Department's Director's and the Executive Director's needs to watch the bottom line of each projects the Coalition had.

As an executive officer, it's my job to make sure that every mission projects both local and foreign would run smooth as possible, and as well as managing different branches from the Coalition such as the culinary staff, the talent scouts, the training staffs, security, visual aidings and so-on. And despite arriving here for only several months, I already became a respected member of the Coalition.

I always dreamed of something big, but I never thought it would be this big, not bad, wouldn't you agree.

Arriving in a rural Japanese town called Inaba, the sound of a sidecar zooming around the area can be heard. Luckily for the rider, the town pretty much doesn't mind the loud sound. The sidecar then stopped in front of a cafe, the rider got off the vehicle and proceeded to take off his helmet. The person then brought out his phone and began to call.

"Gotanda here! Now tell me again, what should I be doing in the town of Inaba?" the rider asked.

Heroes Coalition Executive Officer and Vanguard Academy Student

Dan Gotanda

Dan is a pretty tall young man with long red hair tied in a low ponytail wearing a newsboy cap and had brown eyes. He wears a brown long-sleeve shirt over a blue high-collar shirt, light brown pants and black boots.

"Sorry about this Gotanda-san, the talent scout that was supposed to go there got the wrong location thanks to a certain idiot, so we had no choice but to send you there." a voice replied from the other line.

Dan sighed, "All right... all right, just tell me what I need to do." he mused.

"Okay. There's a reason why we sent you there in the town of Inaba. It's because it's the hometown of a group of teens that has the ability use this power known as Persona, these teens has been secretly protecting this town and solving mysteries for quite some time. The organization has been monitoring them for a while and the President along with the Major and Louie wanted them to join the Coalition and it's your job to recruit them." the voice explained.

"I see. Well then, I'll take care of things from here." Dan replied.

"Godspeed!" the voice said as he hung up.

Dan sighed as he placed his phone back inside his pocket, he then grabs a bag from the side seat and took out a few papers, "Now then... who should I approach first." he stated. As sort through the papers, his eyes wandered around when he saw a teenage girl walking just past the street, "Well... if it isn't my lucky day." he mused as he approaches the girl, "Excuse me! Can I have a moment your time please?" he asked.

The girl turns to him, "Ugh... sure... what is it?" the girl asked suspiciously.

Dan knew the girl is suspicious to him, so he decided to be direct, "You're Chie Satonaka right? One of persons in this town that can use a Persona." he pointed out.

Persona User

Chie Satonaka

Chie had a light bowl-shaped brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a light, high-collared athletic jacket, black miniskirt over black compression shorts, white socks and brown shoes.

Chie is taken aback, "Wait! How do you know about that?" she asked as she got into a fighting stance.

"Rest assure, I'm not here for a fight, heck, I can't even fight. I'm here to offer you something." Dan stated.

"What offer?" Chie asked with a raised eyebrow.

Before Dan could reply, a voice interupted them.

"Chie!" another girl called as she ran towards them, "Something wrong?" she asked in worry.

"I'm all right, Yukiko. But this guy... he knows that I'm a Persona User." Chie exclaimed.

Persona User

Yukiko Amagi

Yukiko has dark brown eyes with long black hair tied by a red headband. She wears a red blazer jacket, black skirt, black pantyhose and dark shoes.

Yukiko gasped, "But that's impossible?!" she exclaimed in shock.

Chie looks at Dan, "Okay! Tell us, who are you and how did you know about our abilities!? What are you after?" she demanded.

Dan shook his head, "Believe me, my motives are pure. And I would love to answer your question but I need the rest of your friends to be present." he replied, "What I'm about to discuss with all you will be beneficial for all of us.'' he stated.

Yukiko turns to Chie, "What should we now?'' she asked in concern.

Chie thought for a minute before looking at Dan, "All right. We'll call everyone." she complied.

bzzzttt...

Later, somewhere around the town, we see six teens heading towards a local cafe, four boys and two girls to be exact.

"Been a while since we've been together like this, I guess we've been busy with our own lives." the first boy mused.

Persona User

Yu Narukami

Yu had a bowl-shaped silver hair and gray eyes. He wears a black jacket over a gray turtleneck shirt, black pants and black & white sneakers.

"You can say that again, I have been working non-stop in Junes ever since our adventures concluded!" the second boy complained.

Persona User

Yosuke Hanamura

Yosuke has a slightly unkempt fawn dyed hair and brown eyes. He wears a white jacket with an orange v-neck shirt, dark green pants and brown combat boots. A red head phones can been around his neck.

"I have been looking for a job non-stop but no one would take me." a smaller boy whined.

Persona User

Teddy

Teddy had a blonde hair pulled to his left side, blue eyes and a fair skin. He wears a white blouse, black trousers and black leather shoes.

"I think it's because you have been blacklisted after the disaster you pulled from previous job." a tall young man pointed out with a blank look, earning a small glare from Teddy.

Persona User

Kanji Tatsumi

Kanji has a bleached-blonde sweptback crewcut hair, gray eyes and a scar above his left eye. He wears a dark gray tank top with a black jacket wrapped around his waist, black pants, red sneakers and a yellow scarf around his head.

"I'm technically busy from the past few days." a girl spoke, "But it's good to hang out with you guys, once in a while.'' she mused with a small smile.

Persona User

Naoto Shirogane

Naoto has an androgynous appearance with a short blue hair and gray eyes. She wears a blue buttoned shirt with a yellow necktie, black trousers with folded ends held by brown suspenders, black fingerless gloves and brown leather shoes.

The second girl of the group giggled, "I agree with you, Naoto." she replied, "But this odd, Chie and Yukiko calling us all of a sudden, you think that something happened." she pointed out in concern.

Persona User

Rise Kujikawa

Rise has long copper colored hair tied in two pigtails, brown eyes and a pale skin. She wears an orange shirt with puffy sleeves above a white turtleneck, white pants and white sandals.

"Yeah... it's usually Yosuke who would call us for a gathering." Teddy mentioned jabbing a thumb at the headphone wearing lad, "I wonder what's going on?" he asked.

Yu then spotted Chie and Yukiko at Cafe along with another person, "I see them... along with a person I don't know." he pointed out.

"Do you have any idea who's that guy?" Rise asked.

Kanji shrugged his shoulders, "Nah! This is the first time seeing him." he replied.

Then Chie spotted them, "Hey! Over here!" she called waving her hands.

Yosuke shrugged, "Welp! Better go meet them." he claimed as they walk towards the cafe.

"I'm glad you guys came, Yukiko and I just discovered something big!" Chie claimed.

"What is it?" Yu asked.

"Allow me to explain." Dan interjected getting everyone's attention.

A minute later...

"Whaaaatttt!?" was the reaction of the local teens after hearing Dan's explanation.

"Are you freaking serious? You're not from this world!?" Yosuke exclaimed in shock.

Dan nodded, "Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Dan Gotanda and I'm executive officer of the organization called the Heroes Coalition stationed in Neo-City at Neo-Earth." he introduced himself, "The Heroes Coalitions has been monitoring all your heroics from the past months and my organization decided to recruit the eight of you for the Coalition." he explained.

"That explains why you know our abilities." Yukiko noted.

"Though I find it creepy that were being watched all this time." Chie pointed out.

"Recruit us? Are you serious?" Teddy asked in shock.

Dan nodded, "The higher-ups believes that you guys would be a nice addition to the Coalition as the President said that the universe needs more heroes, so I was sent here for your cooperation." he explained, "Besides, you're not the first Persona Users that the Coalitions had recruited." he pointed out.

"Woah! So, were not the only Persona Users in this world?!" Kanji said in awe.

Dan nodded, "These group of Persona Users are from the city called Iwatodai, they are known as the SEES.'' he explained.

"I've been in that city before but I never realized that city has Persona Users in it.'' Naoto mused.

"Gotanda-san, I know that you want to recruit us but we can only use our Personas whenever we enter the TV World.'' Rise pointed out.

"She's right. We can't use our Personas in the real world." Yu added.

"Don't worry, we already knew a solution that will able for all of you to use your Personas outside the TV World." Dan explained.

Kanji then spoke, "I don't know about you guys but this Coalition sounds interesting!" he admitted, "What do you think?" he asked.

"Well I don't mind joining, I mean, at least I get something to do." Teddy replied.

"I'm in. As long as it gets me away from overworking at Junes." Yosuke said in agreement while mumbling the last part.

"Any tough martial artist there?" Chie asked excitedly.

"We got a mixed martial artist and his skills are tremendous." Dan replied.

"It's decided! I'm joining too!" Chie claimed.

"Well, I'm joining as well." Yukiko followed as she and Chie shared a high five.

"Count me in this as well." Naoto said with a smile.

"I like living in a normal life but deep inside, I know for sure that I want to go on another adventure. So I'm in." Yu stated with a smile.

"If Yu-senpai is going then I'm coming too!" Rise claimed.

Dan smiled, "Thank you very much. In behalf of the entire Heroes Coalition, I welcome the eight of you to our family." he said.

"Family? You guys are like family! Man, I like that!" Kanji said with a grin.

Dan nodded, "Now pack up your things cause we're heading towards Neo-Earth after this." he claimed.

bzzzttt...

An hour later, Dan along with the Persona Users arrived at the Neo-City as they head towards the Training Facility.

"Look at this place! So huge!" Teddy said in awe.

"I noticed that there's a lot of construction sites around here." Naoto spoke, "My guess is that this city is expanding.'' she pointed out.

Dan nodded, "You're right about that, Miss Shirogane." he replied, "Neo-City keeps on getting bigger and bigger as time goes by.'' he said.

After minutes of walking, Dan and the Persona Users arrived in front of the Training Facility, the group of teens can't help but gawked at the sight of the large facility.

"This is the training facility!? Dude, it looks like a castle!" Kanji exclaimed.

Dan chuckled, "Seeing this kind of reactions never gets old." he commented, "All right, I think we should head to the-" he said but was interrupted by a loud cry.

"Gotanda-san!" a loud feminine cry was heard.

Dan turns around to see Anna running towards him with tears in her eyes, "Anna, what's wrong?" he asked in surprise.

"You got to help me! Gingka and the Vegan Police are arguing after Taco offered them similar missions! And their argument is escalating quickly that I don't know what to do!?" Anna cried in panic.

"Seriously? All right calm down! Take me to where they are right now and I'll sort it out." Dan said before turning to the Persona Users, "Can you excuse me for a minute, I need to deal some situation but I'll be back soon." he said.

"Sure. We're fine waiting." Yosuke answered for everyone.

And with that, Dan left with Anna, as the Persona Users decided to take a seat on a nearby bench under the Sakura Tree while looking around the place in awe.

"Man, being an executive officer must be tough." Chie stated referring to Dan's job.

"I'll say, it's definitely a lot tougher than my work in Junes." Yosuke commented.

Rise looks up at the Sakura Tree, "Wow! I've only been here for an hour and I'm already liking this place." she said with a smile.

"Yeah. There's a homey feeling in it." Kanji said taking a seat on the grass.

As they have a conversation, we see a young man approaching them. The young man is tall with a dark skin tone, he has a pink styled in a bushy mohawk with shaved sides, he has pink eyes and pink lips. He wears a pink cardigan jacket over a pink tight shirt, black pants, white boots and a pink scarf around his chest. THis is Paul Carter also known as Precious Dazzle.

Rookie Trainee, Vanguard Academy Student and Fashion Designer

Paul "Precious Dazzle" Carter

"Why hello there.'' Precious greeted getting their attentions, "I'm Precious Dazzle.'' he introduced himself, "Are you guys new here?'' he asked.

"It's nice to meet you, Precious." Yu greeted back, "I am Yu and this are my friends, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, Rise, Naoto and Teddy.'' he introduced himself and his friends, "And yeah, we new recruits.'' he claimed.

Precious claps his hands, "My! That's wonderful! You're all gonna love it here.'' he claimed, "By the way, are you trainees, students or both?'' he asked.

"Actually, we were recruited as Heroes." Naoto replied earning a nod from Precious, "But what do you mean by students?'' she asked.

Precious then pointed his glossy fingers at the Vanguard Academy, "See that large school over there." he pointed out, "I attend there as a student." he said.

"Woah! That's a big school!" Kanji exclaimed in awe.

"Is attending school mandatory for the Heroes Coalition?'' Rise asked.

Precious shook his head, "No, darling, it's not mandatory." he replied, "It's up to you if you want to attend that school or not.'' he stated earning a nod from everyone.

"Hey, Precious! We need to get going!" the voice of Chad Mordetzky was heard.

"Coming, darling!" Precious called back, "Well, it's been nice meeting you sweethearts but I need to go.'' he said before walking away, "I'll see you from time to time, loves." he said as the teens waves goodbye.

After Precious left, Dan then returned, "Sorry for the wait guys." he said, "Ready to go inside? '' he asked.

"Sure do!" Chie chirped.

"So, you managed to solve the problem?" Yu asked.

Dan nodded, "It was easy as pie. Anyway, I think we should head inside and meet the president. Meeting the President is a great way to start you're journey here in the Coalition." he claimed with a smile.

A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.