"Huh, what's this?" Yukiko asked before picking up a second pair of glasses while Yu helped Teddie to his feet.
"Oh, those were just something I was working on in my spare time." Teddie said.
"Let me see." Yukiko said before taking off her glasses and putting on the other pair.
"Yukiko?" Chie asked hesitantly before Yukiko starting giggling to herself. "Oh no, not again."
"Hello, Yukiko-san?" Yosuke asked.
"Well, how do I look?" Yukiko asked with a smile.
A fake nose, those are definitely interesting, Yu thought. "They look great."
"Don't encourage her." Chie said as Yukiko started laughing even harder.
"So this is how Yukiko normally acts? Huh, I never would have guessed." Yosuke said calmly.
"Yeah, Yukiko has these out of control laughing fits sometimes." Chie said. "Though I never would have imagined she'd have one if someone besides me was around."
"I think, I think…" Yukiko started to say before laughing again.
"Oh sensei, can I ask you something?" Teddie asked suddenly.
"What's going on Teddie?" Yu asked.
"I've been smelling a really strong shadow in that castle from before." Teddie said. "Could you go and see what it is?"
"That castle?" Yukiko asked suddenly. "Do we really need to go back there?"
"Honestly we probably should." Yosuke said. "We still don't know who's throwing people in here, and I have a bad feeling whoever it is will try again soon."
"I agree, and that's why we should try and get as strong as possible for when that does happen." Yu said.
"I guess you're right, I just wish we could go somewhere else instead." Yukiko said.
"I wish we could, but that castle is the only place we know how to find without getting lost." Yosuke said.
"I hate to say it, but they have a point." Chie said.
"I guess you're right Chie." Yukiko said. "Come on, I still remember where the castle is."
"Right, let's go." Yosuke said calmly.
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"Yosuke behind you." Chie said quickly. "Tomoe, Rampage."
"That was a close one, thanks Chie." Yosuke said. "How are you guys doing partner?"
"We're alright Yosuke." Yu said just before a shadow hit him from behind.
"Hey are you alright?" Chie asked before Jiraiya appeared and slashed the shadow in half.
"I'm alright." Yu said.
"Let me take a look, come Konohana Sakuya." Yukiko said as her persona appeared above her. "Dia."
The moment Yukiko said that, a faint glow appeared around Yu.
"Thanks Yukiko." Yu said getting to his feet. "Change, Valkyrie."
"We're trying that again, count me in." Yosuke said with a grin. "Jack Frost."
"That shadow won't know what hit it." Chie said with a smirk as Tomoe appeared above her.
"What are you all doing?" Yukiko asked in confusion.
"Just watch Yukiko-san." Yosuke said confidently. "These shadows won't know what hit them."
"Bufu." Yu, Yosuke, and Chie said simultaneously as a block of ice encased three shadows destroying them instantly.
"Wow, that was amazing you guys." Teddie said. "You're even stronger than before."
"Oh, is that what Igor meant when he said we could use personas of our arcana?" Yukiko asked.
"Yup." Chie said with a grin.
"Let me see, come Saki Mitama." Yukiko said as her persona appeared above her.
"What does that one do Yukiko-san?" Yosuke asked.
"We're about to find out, all our fighting got the attention of that thing." Yu said as a knight shadow appeared around the corner.
"Saki Mitama, Bufu." Yukiko said as a small block of ice collided with the shadow.
"Ice, can't say I was expecting that but then again having one persona that can use ice and another that can use fire is definitely a good thing." Yu said.
"Save the praise for after we take this thing down partner." Yosuke said.
"Right, leave it to me you guys." Chie said with a smirk.
With those words Chie ran towards the shadow and kicked it into the wall.
"We have our chance, let's take it down." Yukiko said quickly.
"We're right behind you Yukiko." Yu said before the four persona users ran towards the shadow and relentlessly attacked it.
"No way, it's still alive." Chie said in shock.
"Great, now what?" Yosuke asked before the shadow burst into flames and disappeared.
"Oh, did you want to have a turn Yosuke-kun?" Yukiko asked while Konohana Sakuya disappeared.
"No, I'm good." Yosuke said. "Anyway, we should keep moving."
"Yosuke's right, the strong shadow is on the next floor." Teddie said. "Are you ok sensei?"
"Yeah, we're alright." Yu said.
"Then what are we waiting for, let's go." Chie said enthusiastically.
"We're right behind you Chie." Yosuke said with a grin.
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"The strong shadow is behind that door." Teddie said nervously.
"Right, let's take it down." Chie said as Yosuke opened the door to reveal a king in a red robe standing in the center of the room.
"Is that the shadow Teddie?" Yu asked.
"Yeah, it's really dangerous." Teddie said nervously.
The moment Teddie said that, the shadow created a red barrier in front of itself.
"Huh, what was that?" Yosuke asked.
"Fire won't work as well anymore, that was a shield." Teddie said.
"If it's protecting itself from fire it must be weak to it, take him down Yukiko." Chie said.
"Hold on, we should wait for the shield to wear off first." Yu said. "Izanagi, Tarukaja."
"Good thinking partner." Yosuke said. "Jiraiya, Sukukaja."
As Yosuke said that, an orange and green glow appeared around Chie.
"Right, leave it to me." Chie said confidently before running towards the shadow and kicking it across the room.
"Wow Chie, you're amazing." Yukiko said.
"Thanks Yukiko." Chie said.
"Save the compliments for later you two, the shadow is still standing." Yosuke said.
Suddenly the shadow drew a small blade and ran towards the four persona users striking them all randomly.
"Ok, that one hurt." Yu said weakly.
"Yu-kun, come Saki Mitama." Yukiko said as her persona appeared. "Media."
"Be careful, the shadow is preparing something." Teddie said nervously.
"Great, now what?" Yosuke asked.
"I don't know, but something tells me we're about to find out." Yu said.
(The investigation team has returned to the top of Yukiko's Castle and is battling a powerful shadow. Next chapter the battle will end. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)