"Right, then let's go in there and get Kanji out safely." Chie said enthusiastically before the five of them ran into the dungeon.

"You guys need to be really careful, I smell strong shadows in here." Teddie said nervously.

"Well I don't see any shadows so we're good for now." Yosuke said before walking around a corner and nearly crashing into three shadows.

"I think you spoke a bit soon Yosuke-kun, come Konohana-Sakuya." Yukiko said as her persona appeared and destroyed one of the shadows with a ball of flame.

"Nice moves Yuki-chan." Teddie said enthusiastically.

"Let's go Jiraiya, take them out." Yosuke said quickly as his persona destroyed the other two shadows. "Oh yeah, I wonder what your other personas can do Yukiko."

"We'll find out on the next floor, come on." Yu said standing next to an open door. "The stairs are right here."

"That's good, after you Yu-kun." Yukiko said calmly.

"Yeah, let's keep going." Chie said enthusiastically.

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"Huh, I think I smell somebody nearby." Teddie said suddenly.

"Hold on, is it Kanji or his shadow?" Chie asked.

"That's a good point, so which one is it Ted?" Yosuke asked.

"I don't know, you guys smelled the same as your shadows did." Teddie said. "Though whichever one it is they're right behind that door."

"Well there's only one way to fine out which one it is." Yu said opening the door to reveal Kanji's shadow.

"Oh my, thank you for your undivided attention dear viewers." Shadow Kanji said excitedly. "As you can see, I've penetrated into this marvelous facility. Unfortunately I haven't found true passion yet; maybe this fog is to blame. I guess the only thing to do is go farther inside, let's get going dammit."

The moment he said that, Shadow Kanji turned and walked farther into the dungeon.

"Ok, did that creep out anybody else or was it just me?" Yosuke asked.

"No you weren't the only one." Chie said.

"Well there's no use standing around here, we need to find Kanji." Yu said. "Do you smell anything Teddie?"

"I think so, but there are a lot of shadows too." Teddie said nervously.

"Then we shouldn't wait around here for them to find us." Yosuke said. "Let's keep moving."

The moment Yosuke said that, a group of shadows noticed him and started running towards the group.

"What now genius?" Chie asked.

"Don't look at me." Yosuke said before bolts of electricity destroyed the shadows.

"Wow, that was cool Yuki-chan." Teddie said.

"Thank you Teddie." Yukiko said with a smile before opening a door. "Oh, the stairs were right here."

"That makes sense, the shadow must have been guarding them." Yosuke said thoughtfully. "Well let's keep moving the sooner we find Kanji the better."

"Right after you Yosuke-kun." Chie said calmly.

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"Archangel, Media." Yu said quickly.

"Thanks Yu." Chie said. "Ok let's take these creeps down Yukiko. Protect me Tomoe."

"Right behind you Chie." Yukiko said. "Come Konohana Sakuya."

The moment the two personas appeared a dragon appeared and circled around the group of shadows surrounding the four persona users before a flower of flames destroyed them.

"Nice one you guys." Yosuke said with a grin.

"Yeah, but we still need to be careful." Yu said. "Who knows how many floors we have left before we get to Kanji, and his shadow."

"I smell him and I think he's on the next floor." Teddie said.

"Awesome, because I just found the stairs. Lets get Kanji out of here." Yosuke said.

"Right, hopefully this time it isn't the shadow waiting to ambush us." Yu said before the five of them walked up the stairs.

"Ok Teddie, lead the way." Chie said quickly.

"Right, follow me." Teddie said excitedly before running down a hall.

"Hey Ted slow down, you can't fight the shadows remember." Yosuke said running after him before Teddie stopped in front of a door. "Is this where Kanji is?"

"I'm sure of it, he's is right behind that door." Teddie said confidently.

"Why do I have a bad feeling about that?" Yukiko said before opening the door to reveal shadow Kanji standing next to a massive muscular humanoid shadow.

"This is the true display of manliness, two powerful creatures locked in a battle to the bitter end. Just the thought of it is enough to send chills down my spine." Shadow Kanji said excitedly before disappearing.

"Be careful, that's a really strong shadow." Teddie said nervously.

"Yeah, but now we have four times the ice power right guys?" Chie asked with a smirk. "Let's do this, Tomoe."

"Right, Jack Frost." Yosuke said confidently.

"Valkyrie." Yu said quickly.

"Come Saki Mitama." Yukiko said as the four personas appeared around the shadow.

"Bufu." the four persona users said simultaneously before a massive block of ice enveloped the shadow before shattering and knocking it off its feet.

"Wow, you guys are so powerful. I don't think anything can stop you now." Teddie said.

"Well until we run into something that's immune to ice." Yu said. "Anyway we should keep moving, the shadow should be with the real Kanji."

"Yeah, you're right let's keep moving." Yukiko said calmly.

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"Oh, I'm positive that Kanji is really close. I smell him and his shadow." Teddie said. "The fog hasn't gone away yet so his shadow shouldn't have gone bearserk."

"Hold on you guys, if Kanji-kun and his shadow are together that means it might be trying to get him to say that it isn't him." Yukiko said thoughtfully.

"You're right, that's why we need to find the stairs fast." Yosuke said before freezing.

"What's wrong Yosuke?" Chie asked before noticing a group of fifteen shadows racing towards them. "Crap, run."

"Look, there's a door up ahead, maybe we can lose them past it." Yu said quickly.

"It's worth a try." Yukiko said before the five of them ran to the door before turning and bracing themselves against it.

"I think we're safe." Yosuke said. "At least for now."

"We're more than safe, we ran straight to the stairs." Chie said.

"Is he up there Teddie?" Yukiko asked.

"Definitely." Teddie said confidently.

"You heard him guys, next stop Kanji-kun." Chie said confidently.

(The investigation team has reached the top of the Steamy Bathhouse and is about to arrive at Kanji and his shadow. Next chapter the battle with Shadow Kanji will begin. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)