"Look, she's over there." Yosuke said.
"Yeah, and that has to be her shadow. We need to protect her before something bad happens." Chie said quickly. "Yukiko."
"Oh my, three strong princes made it all this way?" Shadow Yukiko asked with a smile. "This must be my lucky day."
"Wait, three princes, what is she talking about?" Yosuke asked.
"Yosuke, obviously she's talking about me." Teddie said.
"No, I don't think she's talking about you Teddie." Yu said. "You mean me, Yosuke, and Chie don't you?"
"Oh my, a smart prince. Yes Chie is a wonderful prince, a strong prince." Shadow Yukiko said before glaring at Chie. "Or at least she was, she can't take me away from here, she can't save me."
"What are you talking about?" Yukiko said weakly getting to her feet.
"Historic inn, manager training? What's the point of all that it's just a waste and I'm not going to waste my life like that." Shadow Yukiko said. "I refuse to throw my life away like that."
"No, it's not like that." Yukiko said. "You're wrong."
"Oh, you know that this is how you really feel about the whole situation. After all, I'm you. Anything that can get me away from here is worth it." Shadow Yukiko said.
"No, you're wrong." Yukiko said
"No, wait Yukiko-san." Yosuke said nervously.
"You're not me." Yukiko yelled at her shadow.
The moment Yukiko said that her shadow started to laugh.
"Oh my, it just keeps building. More and more, if this keeps up I'll, I'll…" Shadow Yukiko said before a red fog surrounded her and Yukiko fell unconscious.
"This is bad, her shadow is going berserk." Yu said. "Teddie, get Yukiko-san to safety."
"Right, we'll take care of the shadow." Yosuke said just before the fog cleared to reveal Shadow Yukiko had transformed into a red bird in a cage.
"Oh really, then I'll be sure to give you plenty do deal with." Shadow Yukiko said with a smirk.
"Izanagi, Zio." Yu said as his persona appeared and struck Shadow Yukiko with a bolt of lightning.
"Is that all, you're quite weak for a prince." Shadow Yukiko said mockingly.
"Damn it, ok let's try something else." Yosuke said. "Jiraiya, Power Slash."
"I guess I was wrong, you aren't strong enough to take me away from this place either." Shadow Yukiko said. "You may as well die then."
"No way, Tomoe Bufu." Chie said angrily as her persona froze Shadow Yukiko's wing and caused her cage to crash to the ground.
"Nice moves Chie." Yosuke said with a grin.
"Thanks, now let's take her down." Chie said before the three persona users ran towards Shadow Yukiko and started attacking her before she took to the air a second time.
"This isn't right at all, you're supposed to escort me." Shadow Yukiko said before glancing at Chie. "If you can't even understand that then you're no use to me, burn."
"Chie, look out." Yosuke said just as a wave of fire enveloped the three of them.
"That's what happens to commoners who pretend to be princes." Shadow Yukiko said coldly.
"Hey, are you guys alright?" Yu asked.
"I am, but Chie looks hurt." Yosuke said.
"I'm alright, but we need to take this thing down and make sure Yukiko is safe." Chie said.
"We'll have to see about that, come my prince." Shadow Yukiko said before a golden shadow ran up next to her before the red fog surrounded it and it transformed into a humanoid shadow in fancy looking clothes,
"What the, did that shadow just become a prince?" Chie asked in shock.
"I think so, and it probably won't be easy to take down." Yosuke said. "Then again we have that up our sleeves."
"Right, change Valkyrie Bufu." Yu said as a different persona appeared behind him and froze Shadow Yukiko's left wing.
"My turn." Yosuke said with a grin. "Jack Frost, Bufu."
The moment Yosuke said that a small snowman in a blue hat appeared above him and froze Shadow Yukiko's right wing.
"What in the world?" Shadow Yukiko asked in shock before collapsing to the ground.
"Nice, now we just need to take down that prince." Chie said. "Leave him to me."
"Right, take him down Chie." Yu said calmly.
The moment Yu said that, Chie ran towards the prince shadow and kicked it across the room.
"Nice, let's go you guys." Yosuke said with a smirk.
"Right." Yu said as the three persona users ran towards shadow Yukiko and the prince and attacked them again before the prince managed to get to its feet and waved it's sword recklessly forcing them to back off.
"That's enough, you worthless peasants are going to die." Shadow Yukiko said angrily before a small flame struck Chie knocking her off her feet.
"Oh man, Chie." Yosuke said nervously before a second flame hit him. "Damn it, this is bad."
"Yosuke, Chie." Yu said just before the prince raised its sword and Shadow Yukiko began glowing for a few seconds.
"Sensei, that small one just healed it." Teddie said.
"That's great, now what are we supposed to do?" Yu asked while Yosuke and Chie got to their feet.
"That's obvious, we take out that prince first." Yosuke said. "Leave him to me, Jiraiya Garu."
With those words Yosuke's original persona appeared behind him and a gust of wind struck the prince.
"What do you think you're doing, leave him alone." Shadow Yukiko said as the cage opened and she slashed at Yosuke with her talons only for him to jump back.
"Right, I'll take down that Prince no problem." Chie said. "Tomoe, Rampage."
"Good idea." Yu said while Chie's persona appeared and hit the prince and Shadow Yukiko at the same time.
Suddenly the prince dropped its sword and ran away from the battle before vanishing in a cloud of red smoke.
"What, why are you leaving my prince?" Shadow Yukiko asked in shock.
"We must have scared it off, now all that's left is to take down this one and then we can get Yukiko-san out of here." Yosuke said.
"Right, just wait a little longer Yukiko." Chie said glaring at the shadow.
(The investigation team's battle with Shadow Yukiko has begun, and the prince has been beaten. Next chapter Yukiko will acquire her persona. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)