Author's Note:
Alright peeps, we made it, what you all been waiting for...the Persona Q2 chapter! A lot of planning and effort went into this chapter, so I hope all the hard work paid off. Had a blast writing this bad boy. Let's get to the reviews, shall we?
How soon will Faye and the other Fire Emblem Echoes characters show up? Will other Street Fighter characters like Sakura, Karin or Ibuki become Smash Mansion residents? Will the Neptunia chapter be ready in time for its game release of June 25? Is Detective Pikachu using his Ryan Reynolds or Kaiji Tang voice? And finally, what are your thoughts on the 2009 Ghostbusters game getting remastered for Switch?
Soon...ish? Probably not. It'll be released on the 28th of June. Detective Pikachu is using his Ryan Reynolds voice. And I have no strong opinions on the Ghostbusters game (they're gonna put everything on the Switch, aren't they?). Next is Derick Lindsey:
"Since we're heading into Summer do you think you can have a chapter based on another episode of Arthur where everyone is hot due to the heat and start getting cranky with each other up to the point where they end up having a fight?"
That also reminds me of a Hey Arnold! episode...but yeah, I'll do that. Sioresov has some questions:
1. is Steve gunna be the builder after the Q2 chapter?
2. Can the 7 shadows of persona 5 be in dis chapter?
3. Can there be a security guard for the mansion, since there is a lot of terrorism running around the series? (Such as BJ blascowicz from wolfenstein, master chief from halo, etc.)
4. Did i mention Steve is gonna be in the chapter?
1. Um...no.
2. Sadly, no.
3. A security guard, you say? I'll try and think of a good one.
4. No Steve in this chapter...
PinkRose4452 also has questions:
"1. What are your thoughts on the Pokémon Press Conference 2019?
2. What are your thoughts on the Pokémon Sword and Shield direct?
3. Will Morgan and Marc eventually become residents of the mansion?
4. Will there be another vacation chapter?
1. Missed it, but that Pokemon Sleep thing is...intriguing.
2. I loved everything from the direct - the new Pokemon, the region, the new mechanics, and even that assistant chick. I'm a sucker for redheads.
3. Now that the twins are on good terms with Robin, yes.
4. Yes, hopefully before the end of the current arc.
Episode 181: Mementos
If you might recall, Joker and his pals have been working hard on something below the mansion - something they've been working on ever since Yu and Minato became full-fledged mansion residents. Connected to the underground tunnel was a special room of sorts that Joker had wished to keep quiet for a long time, at least until Sly and his buddies decided to make their presence known.
The room Joker and company had been working on? It was called Mini Mementos. It had everything the regular Mementos had and then some - a train station, some vibrant red colors, and the distinct style Mementos was known for. Joker and friends had built themselves a place where they could essentially hang out and have fun, and let loose.
With the mansion (and the tower) still recovering from the fire damages from the previous episode, Joker, Yu, and Minato took it upon themselves to hang out in Mini Mementos, along with Makoto and Shovel Knight, until the coast was clear. The rest of the Phantom Thieves may be somewhere else around town, but Joker and Makoto were sure to see them again soon. For the time being, Joker and Makoto would take it easy in Mini Mementos, while a few of Tom Nook's friends from Smashville took care of whipping up the mansion back to shape.
"What are they doing, Mega Man?" Master Hand asked the blue bomber, who was on the roof of Pac-Man's house. Mega Man was looking through his binoculars, at three animals near the front of the mansion - two river otters, and a shih tzu. All of whom were Smashville denizens.
"They're just...having a normal, basic conversation," replied Mega Man, seeing nothing wrong with what the three animals were doing. Master Hand thought otherwise, as he gasped loudly.
"That could be a cover for their evil deeds!" Master Hand, horribly convinced that the three animals were up to no good, immediately floated over to the animals, wanting to teach them all a lesson.
"Alright, Digby, focus on getting the gaming room back in tip-top shape," the otter wearing glasses, Lyle, said to the shih tzu as he tapped away on his tablet. Lyle then turned to the other otter - his niece, Lottie. "You, Lottie, work on the kitchen."
"Um, Lyle, there's a giant hand behind you..." Lottie warned her uncle, seeing Master Hand hovering behind Lyle. Lyle could only laugh in response.
"Silly Lottie! Master Hand isn't behind me! Spoke with Master Hand the other day. Made it especially clear that..." Lyle slowly turned around...only to shriek and toss his tablet up in the air when he saw Master Hand. The tablet landed on the ground, and it was a miracle the screen didn't crack.
"I believe you dropped this, good sir," Master Hand picked up the tablet and handed it to Lyle, who was taking the time to catch his breath.
Master Hand: Still having a hard time trusting those three - the "Happy Home Designers", as they call themselves. Anyone who considers themselves as a friend of Tom Nook's is considered an enemy of mine. Those Happy Home Designers better give my mansion some upgrades, if they ever wish to win me over.
"Master Hand, why scare me like that?!" Lyle frowned at Master Hand, as he fixed his glasses. "Nearly gave me heart a attack. Not cool, not cool at all!"
"Well seeing as you aren't even dead, I don't know what you're talking about," retorted Master Hand, while Lyle checked to see if his tablet was still functioning. "Also, I just love scaring people! Based on their reactions, of course."
"How about you go away, and scare someone else?" questioned Digby, not affording to have any distractions of any kind. "We're trying to work here, you know!"
"Oh really? If that's the case, then how come I haven't even seen anything? How am I supposed to know if you guys are doing your job, if you won't allow me to see your progress?"
"You'll get to see everything...after everything is done. We cannot permit to let you inside the mansion, for that very reason."
"Exactly my point - you won't let me in because you know you haven't done anything! I bet the inside of the mansion looks the same as it did before!"
"Master Hand, stop being a cynic, let us do our jobs in peace," Lyle said to Master Hand, growing tired of the giant hand already. Master Hand flicked his fingers in Lyle's face in response.
"I'll be keeping a close eye out on you three," Master Hand said to the Happy Home Designers, as Lottie checked to see if her uncle was okay. "Better see a whole lot of progress when you're all finished..."
As Master Hand returned to Pac-Man's roof, Joker looked out through one of the windows in the foyer. The young man, who one of the very few people at the mansion, was craving for some fun and entertainment as he pulled out his phone and dialed a number.
"Please pick up..." said Joker, as the dial tone sounded; since he was all by himself, Joker was perfectly comfortable using speakerphone.
"Sup Joker?" greeted the person on the phone, Ryuji. Joker knew that he could always call Ryuji, since he could trust him with any situation at hand. "How's it goin'? Still making out with Makoto at the mansion?"
"No...I haven't made out with Makoto." Ryuji was deeply upset, as the delinquent was heard groaning loudly. "Besides, with the others around, my opportunities are slim. Anyways, is there by any chance you and the others can catch a bus to the mansion?"
"If we can check out of the Sheraton Hotel, we can. Or we can sneak out through the secret exit! Found that exit the other day!"
"Good. I need you and the others at the mansion, at your earliest convenience. When you get here, look out for Master Hand and Crazy Hand...they don't know that I'm still hanging out at the mansion."
"Cool, I'll give the others the heads up! Anything else that I need to know? Want me to bring some snacks? The vending machines at the hotel has some pretty tasty potato chips..."
"No Ryuji, I've already got that covered. But if there's anything else you should know...it's that Yu and Minato's friends will be joining us."
"Oh sweet, are we gonna have a party riot and tear the whole flipping mansion DOWN?! That would be super epic! Man, if only I had some fireworks!"
"We're NOT having a party riot, Ryuji...it'll be something different. You'll understand later, when you get here."
Joker: My week's been pretty bland...Yu and Minato aren't that good with conversations, and I've grown tired of keeping Shovel Knight's grimy hands away from Makoto. Morgana's the only constant during the whole ordeal - something I'm not very pleased with. This place can use a bit of an uplift, if you know what I mean...
Coco still had yet to get over her laptop being destroyed in the fire, and no effort from Mario could cheer the bandicoot up. Even when the plumber tried to buy a new laptop for Coco, he was turned down in an instant. $2,700 gone down the drain...unless Mario gave the laptop to Marth, something he alluded to in the last episode.
Turns out, that was exactly what the plumber did, when the laptop was delivered to his house. Mario gave the laptop to Marth, and like any grandpa inexperienced with technology, Marth was having a very hard time. The hero-king came over to Mario's house for some much-needed assistance.
"What is my name doing on the laptop screen?" wondered Marth, as he was on the login screen. He had the basic profile pic and background, all of which can be changed later - if Marth even wanted to change it.
"This is the login page, for your laptop," Coco explained to Marth; the bandicoot, being the tech savvy diva that she was, had to be Marth's guide. Unfortunately. "I'm surprised we made it past the setup process..."
"Darn, do I have to put in a password? I already forgot what my password was..." Marth tried to figure out what his password could be, while Coco slapped her forehead. She was sure to lose her mind, at some point.
"'Falchion'...the password is 'Falchoin'..." muttered Coco, as she rubbed her hand down her face. Good thing she remembered the password, for moments like these.
"Oh of course, how could I forget? That's the easiest thing for me to remember!" Marth happily typed in Falchion into the password prompt, but did not log in into his account. "Is the F in Falchion capitalized or not?"
"That's it, I give up..." Quitting on Marth a lot later than she expected, Coco got up out of frustration and marched away, walking past Mario. "You're on your own, Marth. I don't think I can do this anymore."
"Marth, what did I tell-a you about bothering Coco about-a your laptop?" Mario asked the hero-king, able to see how frustrated Coco was. "You promised not to bother her again-a after she configured your device!"
"Like I'm supposed to know that I have to log into my laptop every time I turn it on..." grumbled Marth, who still had yet to log in. If only the hero-king fully knew how laptops worked. "...oh, by the way, is the F in my password capitalized, or not?"
"It's-a capitalized." Heeding Mario's words, Marth retyped his password, and logged in into his computer. You could only imagine how excited the hero-king was, when his password worked.
"Eureka, it actually worked!" With his work done, Mario walked away and went to the laundry room. "Now, to figure out why I can't physically touch this mountain ridge on my laptop screen..."
Mario: Girls are so hard-a to please. Nothing I can do can make-a Coco happy! But if anything, making girls like-a her happy is much more easy than pleasing women. Women are SUPER hard-a to please. You make one-a little mistake, and your woman will get all bent-a out of shape! And when-a you buy them a gift, or take-a them out on a date, they'll scold-a you for not doing enough! Women can be such-a perfectionists, sometimes.
When Mario went to the laundry room, he saw Guile sitting on a chair, on a laptop. It was Bentley's laptop - the device Mario had found in the last episode, while Bentley was inside the mansion.
"Stop-a using that laptop Guile, it's only meant-a for Coco," Mario told the major, as he opened up the dryer and took out the clothes. "Respect-a her stuff!"
"I've yet to see her use it, so it's fair game for me," replied Guile, who was really into the laptop. Couldn't even look up from the monitor.
"Care to share-a what you're doing on the laptop?" After putting the clothes into a laundry basket, Mario came over to Guile, only to be pushed away.
"I can't let you see, it's nothing but confidential stuff...and by confidential, I mean a whole bunch of letters and numbers that make no sense."
"Maybe I can help decipher these letters and numbers." Mario came over to Guile once more, pushed away once more as he fell unto the floor.
"What are you, some kind of coding geek? Mind your own business..." Guile continued to work away on the laptop, as Mario angrily grabbed the laundry basket and walked away.
While his Happy Home Designer friends continued to work on the mansion, Tom Nook was back at the Sheraton Hotel, waiting for the day his ban from the mansion will be reinstated. Master Hand offered the tanoki to stay with Mario for the time being, but Tom Nook had to be back at the hotel, since he still had a reservation there. Not to mention that he made a LOT of reservations for some of the residents.
A few of the residents living at the hotel were hanging out near the hotel's pool - those residents being Pit, Viridi, and Kapp'n. Tom Nook was also there, sitting at the poolside and thinking about what Master Hand said to him in the previous episode.
"What 'lesson' do I have to learn..." the tanoki pondered, while Kapp'n splashed away in the pool. The turtle accidentally splashed some water in Tom Nook's face. "Augh, Kapp'n, enough splashing!"
"Excuse me for wanting to unleash my inner child..." griped Kapp'n, as he swam away from Tom Nook and to the other side of the pool. Tom Nook went back to thinking, as Pit and Viridi looked on.
"Watcha thinking about, Tom Nook?" Pit asked the tanoki, interrupting him from his pondering. "Thinking about those delicious eggs we ate this morning?"
"You mean the eggs that tasted like egg extract?" asked Tom Nook, as Pit eagerly nodded his head with a smile. "I threw that garbage in the trash, where it belonged." Pit gasped, as he clutched his pearls in shock.
"Wait, so I was the only one who ate those eggs in full? Does that mean that I'm a weirdo?! Is there something wrong with me?!"
"I think that was plainly obvious since day one, Pit," responded Viridi, as a visibly hurt Pit looked at the goddess of nature with affronted eyes. "...I meant that in a loving, endearing way."
Pit: After I ate those eggs...and any eggs that the others offered to me...I was stuck in the bathroom for hours, doing nothing but dropping deuces. But I know better than to blame my misfortunes on things I've done, like eating those eggs! Pretty sure the runs I had was just a bad omen. Probably means I'm gonna end up being bald soon.
"I was just thinking about what Master Hand told me last week," stated Tom Nook, looking down at the pool deep in thought. "He said he won't fully end my ban until I learned my lesson. Any clue what this lesson might be?"
"Maybe it's some kind of math lesson," assumed Pit, who himself was extremely terrible at math. And that's just putting it lightly. "A math lesson in circumference! Master Hand must want you learn the number pi, in full! Both forward and backwards!"
"...or maybe, Tom Nook, Master Hand wants you to think that you're an evil sociopath," Viridi said to the tanoki, who thought of himself as anything but a sociopath. "Since that's what he thinks of you!"
"A sociopath, in what way? Because I ask people for money when I they have a mortgage due? It's not being a sociopath, it's called doing my job!"
"Master Hand is just a giant hand, he wouldn't know a thing or two about capitalism," stated Pit, as he took off his laurel and tossed it across the pool like a rock. Said laurel just landed on the water surface... "You should admit to Master Hand that you're a capitalist!"
"I'm not even a capitalist either! I just want money, is that so hard to understand?!" Getting frustrated, Tom Nook got up and walked away from the pool, so he could take a chill pill. "Excuse me, I need to let off some steam..."
Tom Nook walked over to the other side of the pool, where some chairs were located. The tanoki sat in one of the chairs, and looked at the adjacent chair. There was a sketchbook on it, with a paintbrush.
"Oh dear...Yusuke left his art materials behind," said Tom Nook, grabbing the sketchbook and paintbrush as he looked around for Yusuke. But the aspiring artist was nowhere to be found. "...Yusuke? Are you around?"
Upon hearing that the Happy Home Designers were renovating the mansion, Bowser was afraid that Lyle and company would mess around with his belongings. To ensure that the Happy Home Designers didn't lay their grimy fingers on his stuff, Bowser left Alm's house as he was ready to head over to the mansion.
"If that river otter Lyle even lays a finger on my speedo, he's as good as gone..." vowed Bowser as he started to make his march. The koopa king would stop in place, when he heard the sound of a bus horn. "What was that?"
Bowser looked towards the street, and saw a bus stop near the mansion. Feeling like his cover was being clown, the koopa king retreated away from the street and towards the mansion, hiding in the porch.
"Good evening, King Bowser," a voice greeted the koopa king, as Bowser shrieked and threw out a punch out of instinct. The person speaking to him was Yu, who was standing at the front door as he miraculously dodged Bowser's punch.
"Oh, it's just you, Mr. Bowl Cut," said Bowser, as he retracted his fist from Yu's face. The koopa king loved to give Yu crap for his haircut. "Came to repossess your belongings, like me?"
"No, actually, I've been hanging around at the mansion since the fire took place." Bowser was left surprised, as he raised his eyebrows. "Joker, Minato, Makoto, Morgana, and even Shovel Knight...I've been hanging out with them below the mansion."
"Below the mansion? In like, the secret tunnel I built so I could see Lara Croft at Mario's place? Told those haters that the tunnel would come in handy!"
"Guess you can say that...though the secret tunnel can use a little redecorating. And maybe some Febreeze...a whole lot of Febreeze!"
Bowser: Admit it - if it weren't for my secret tunnel, we would all be goners! We would've burnt to a crisp, and suffer from horrible deaths and have others tell our stories...but thanks to me, we were all saved! Knew that my romantic thirst for Lara would've paid off somehow!
Yu: Bowser actually liked someone, other than Peach? And it was Lara Croft, of all people? I'm pretty sure Bowser scared poor Ms. Croft away...Lara left while on pretty good terms with Bowser? What bizarre world are you guys living in...
"Got any idea as to why that bus is over there?" Bowser asked Yu, as he pointed at the bus on the side of the street. "You think those tourists from a few weeks ago are back again? To claim our stuff?!"
"I think my friends are on that bus," replied Yu, wondering why nobody had gotten out of the bus yet. "You remember Chie, Yosuke, Yukiko, and Teddie, right? The Investigation Team?"
"Of course I remember those guys! Them laying the hammer down on that serial sore loser Sonic was jokes. I especially remember Yukiko the most...she was my date for the Valentine's Day party two years ago!"
"...yeah, and she will be joining me at the mansion, along with three other friends you haven't met yet. Speaking of Yukiko...we kinda...broke up..."
"Broke up?! Over what? Was it because Yukiko didn't like your haircut?" Bowser wouldn't blame Yukiko in the slightest if that were the reason.
"No, it's a more personal reason...you wouldn't understand." The folks on the bus finally got out, with Chie being the first to step foot on mansion grounds. "Here they come - be on your best behavior, and be natural!"
Chie would lead the way, as she led her friends Yukiko, Yosuke, and Teddie to the mansion. Also following after Chie were three individuals Bowser never met before - a muscular blonde guy, a brunette with long pigtails, and a detective that was either a boy or a girl? Quite hard for Bowser to tell.
"Hey Yu!" Chie greeted the young man, as she stepped foot unto the porch. "How are ya? How are you liking the mansion?"
"I'm doing pretty well, living at the mansion has been pretty swell," replied Yu, as Chie looked towards Bowser. Chie cringed when she saw Bowser leaning against the porch column, and looking at the brunette with a somewhat flirtatious smile.
"What's good, baby..." Bowser asked Chie, pointing his finger at her. Chie innocently blushed, as she entered the mansion. Bowser would end his pose when Yosuke was next to step unto the porch.
"Really missed hanging out with you, man," Yosuke said to Yu, nearly giving his best friend a bro hug. "You can still ask Master Hand to save a room for me, right?"
"As I've said before, Master Hand doesn't have any available space left," Yu said to Yosuke, who held his head low as he entered the mansion. "Try and pay attention to my text messages next time..."
"Master, how are you feeling, are you sick and unwell?" Teddie asked Yu, rushing unto the porch as he patted Yu up and down, all over his body. "Has Master Hand mistreated you? Abused you? Used you as exoneration for child slaves?!"
"Nonsense, Teddie, I'm doing just fine." Yu quelled Teddie's worries, as he grabbed the mascot's hands and pulled them away. "You have nothing to worry about!"
"Phew...got nothing to worry about. In that case, I'll be on my way!" Teddie valiantly entered the mansion, as Yu smiled. That smile would fade away, however, when Yukiko stepped unto the porch.
"Yukiko..." Yu uttered the name of his ex-girlfriend, who was looking at him with very disdainful eyes. Bowser could literally feel the tension between Yu and Yukiko wrap about him like a snake.
"Don't even talk to me..." grumbled Yukiko, as she brushed past Yu and walked inside the mansion. She just gave her ex-boyfriend the cold shoulder, and Bowser was eating it up.
Bowser: Sheesh, Yu was right...he and Yukiko did break up! Saw the tension between them with my own two eyes! At least we can all agree that Yukiko made the great choice to find a better man.
Yu's smile would come back in full force, when the brunette with pigtails stepped unto the porch. She went up to Yu and kissed him on the cheek, as Bowser's jaw dropped in an instant.
"Thanks for inviting us over, Yu..." the brunette thanked Yu, who was slightly blushing. Was the brunette Yu's new girlfriend?
"You're welcome, Rise," replied Yu, as he watched the brunette, Rise, enter the mansion. A shocked Bowser continued to gape at Yu, before pulling his jaw back up to his mouth. "What do you think of my new girlfriend, Bowser?"
"Poor girlfriend..." Bowser offered his two cents, before looking at the next friend of Yu's to step on the porch. It was the blonde, muscular dude. "Who are you?" Bowser asked the dude.
"I-I'm Kanji and I r-really like cute girls!" the dude quickly replied, looking afraid as he grabbed the detective and pulled him...or her...up to the porch. "L-Like this cutie r-right here! Say hello, Naoto!"
"Um...hi?" the detective person, Naoto, waved to Bowser, as Kanji was holding on tightly to his...or her...left arm.
"Pretty sure that's a really girly-looking dude, bro," Bowser said to Kanji, triggering him as Kanji stomped his foot on the porch.
"Naoto is a girl, I'm telling you!" Kangi gritted his teeth as he took hold of Naoto, ready to unbutton her shirt. "Let me show you, you'll see! Show him what you got, Naoto!"
"Kanji...stop," commanded Yu, as Kanji calmed down and let go of Naoto. "Bowser, I can one-hundred percent confirm that Naoto is indeed a girl. She is just very androgynous, that's all."
"Hmph, still a boy until someone proves me otherwise..." frowned Bowser, as he folded his arms. The koopa king refused to be in the wrong, no matter what.
"Fine then, have it your way...but don't say I didn't try to warn you."
Another Persona group had also showed up to the mansion, the Phantom Thieves - Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Haru, and Futaba. They arrived at the mansion via Toad's bus, with Toad having taken a secret passage to the mansion.
"Lemme know when you guys are ready to head back," Toad said to the Phantom Thieves, before the bus thief walked back to the bus. "I'll go see if I can hide the bus from Master Hand!"
"Is hiding the bus even possible?" wondered Futaba; the events of episode 179 would tell Toad that hiding vehicles, especially buses, never turns out that well.
"We'll just let him figure it out on his own..." replied Ann, as the Phantom Thieves headed over to the backdoor of the mansion. "...let's just hope someone lets us in."
Once the Phantom Thieves reached the door, Ann knocked on the door expecting a response. However, she wasn't expecting Lottie to open the door, which caught her and her friends by surprise.
"Ooh, looks like we got some more company!" exclaimed Lottie, as the Shaodw Thieves were unsure what to make of the pink river otter. "This is so unexpected!"
"It's an intruder!" shouted Yusuke, quickly getting on the offensive as he awkwardly busted out some weird karate pose. Didn't even lift his leg up in the air - way to stay true to your craft.
"Yusuke I don't think that's an intruder..." stated Haru, as Yusuke lowered his guard. "...I think this river otter was here at the mansion before us."
"That's right, I'm repairing this mansion along with the other Happy Home Designers!" said Lottie, wearing a smile big enough to win over the Phantom Thieves. "The name's Lottie, one of the designers whipping this mansion back into shape. Come on in!"
Lyle: Master Hand needs lots of insurance for the mansion. Arcade room, has damaged arcade machines. Printing room, has damaged printers. Lounge area, has the entire carpet burned off the floor. Also found this speedo on the floor. *holds up speedo to the camera* Looks hideous. Not going to wear it. No sir!
The Phantom Thieves followed Lottie into the dining room; half of it was burned, while the other half was being refurnished. The dining room was clearly a work in progress for Lottie.
"Excuse me ma'am, but didn't you say something about having 'more company'?" Ryuji asked the river otter, tapping her on the shoulder.
"Oh yes! Another group of friends came to the mansion a couple of minutes before you did," replied Lottie, as she was dusting off the dining room table, as well as a few dining room chairs. "They're hanging out in the living room. They should still be there..."
"Dang...don't tell me Joker invited more people to the mansion!" Ryuji for whatever reason was acting dramatic, as he fell to his knees. "Imagine Joker having friends other than us..."
"Which is a bad thing because...?" asked Yusuke as he raised an eyebrow, before Ryuji stood back up and grabbed Yusuke's collar frantically.
"Because one of Joker's potential friends could be his real best friend! What if I'm just a 'side' best friend, and Joker's real best friend is some loser that I don't even know about? Do you know how long Joker and I have been friends?!"
"What is with all that commotion over there?" a voice called out from the living room, as Ryuji released his hold on Yusuke.
"Guys, looks like we have to make our introduction..." Ann said to her fellow Phantom Thieves, bracing herself for whoever was in the living room.
So the Phantom Thieves went to the living room, expecting the group of friends Lottie spoke of to be there...but there was nobody present! Well, save for some dude wearing a black cap on his head, and a black cap.
"What are you guys looking at?" the dude asked the Phantom Thieves, paying especially close attention to the female Thieves. "You ladies looking for someone?"
"Were you the guy that was asking about that noise from the kitchen?" asked Ann, paying little to no attention to the dude's very poor flirting attempt. "We're so sorry if we bothered you."
"Nah, bro, I'm very sorry, that was on me," apologized Ryuji, as he stepped in front of a frowning Ann. "I was possessed, like a demon, y'know?"
"Uh huh...likely story," the dude responded, not believing Ryuji's story for a second. He had no right to. "Anyways, I'm trying to enjoy some alone time, so can you please go away? Trying to work on my hero skills!"
"Woof, woof!" a dog suddenly barked, as a shiba inu came running to the peacoat man. The peacoat man grumbled, as the shiba inu happily barked at his feet.
"Oh, look, it's a dog!" cheered Haru, as she, Ann, and Futaba were all entraced by the shiba inu. The three ladies were petting the dog, as Ryuji and Yusuke looked on feeling disgusted.
"Just who does that dog think he is..." grumbled Ryuji, as he looked at the shiba inu with heavy disdain. "...I wish I was a dog, having girls looking at me and treating me like I'm some kind of angel!"
"You would be a Chinese crescent breed, at best," remarked Yusuke; it took Ryuji a while to figure out what breed that was, and when he figured out, he had the most insulted look any person could have.
Yusuke: Believe me, I've spent way more than enough time with Ryuji. I know what he's all about.
"Koromaru, can you just...buzz off?!" the dude with the black cap scolded the shiba inu, who now had his front paws all over his legs. "You're hurting my street cred in front of these strangers..."
"There you are, Junpei!" a female voice shouted out, as the dude looked up and sighed. Coming into the living room was a girl, wearing a school uniform that came with a pink sweater. "Where have you been?"
"Like I told you, Yukari, I needed some me-time. Let me repeat that for you...ME, TIME. How do you expect me to be a hero when you guys won't give me the privacy that I deserve?"
"My goodness, you're always such a crybaby..." The girl, Yukari, shook her head at Junpei before redirecting her attention to the Phantom Thieves. "I take it you met some new friends during your 'me time', huh?"
"Nope, never even met these people in all my life." Junpei's response garnered confused looks from the Phantom Thieves. "They must've magically appeared after you showed up. Could be magic!"
"But we literally met a minute ago..." frowned Ann, as she stopped petting Koromaru and looked up Junpei. "...what exactly are you trying to pull off? I mean, you're not as smooth as Joker, but..."
"Hold on, you know who Joker is?" asked Yukari, as she walked over to Ann full to the brim with excitement. "He was the one who invited us over to the mansion! Well, technically it was Minato...but it was Joker who encouraged him!"
"You know Joker, for real?" Ryuji asked Yukari, before the delinquent started to freak out. "I knew it was true, he does have a real best friend! Knew our friendship wasn't genuine..."
"Will you please get a hold of yourself?" Yusuke scolded Ryuji, willing to slap the delinquent silly if he didn't stop acting up. "Joker's still your best friend..."
"I've never met Joker before...or at least until a few minutes ago, but he's a pretty cool guy," stated Yukari, as Joker left a pretty good impression on the brunette. "You wanna meet my friends? They're over in the foyer!"
"Sure, we'd love to meet them!" replied Ann, as she followed after Yukari. The blonde turned around...seeing her Phantom Thief friends staying put. "...guys?"
"I need to go find my art materials!" shouted Yusuke, being the first to leave the living room.
"I gotta go look for my laptop!" said Futaba, being the second to leave the living room.
"I have to go because...I have to!" Haru made up this excuse on the fly, being the fourth to leave the living room.
"I'm just gonna stay put..." said Ryuji, leading Ann to roll her eyes and turn back around as she and Yukari left. Ryuji sneered, as he looked at Junpei. "Girls, amirite? Oh, the name's Ryuji, by the way."
"Nice to meet ya Ryuji, I'm Junpei," Junpei introduced himself, as Koromaru wandered off into the kitchen. Ryuji and Junpei watched as the dog walked away...before another guy showed up. It was Yosuke.
"Waa!" the young man shrieked when he saw Ryuji and Junpei, putting himself in flinching position. He would lower his guard seconds later. "Man, you guys nearly scared my pants off..."
Yusuke left the living room so he could search high and low for his art materials. Little did he know that he left his materials behind at the hotel.
"Where oh where did I put my sketchbook at..." wondered Yusuke, as he walked through the refurnished hallways of the mansion. Along the way, he bumped into Kanji, ticking him off.
"Watch where you're going, punk!" Kanji frowned at Yusuke, grabbing the artist by his collar and slamming him against the nearby wall. "You don't see me randomly bumping into people, do you?"
"Please put me back down, it was an accident...I was only looking for my sketchbook!" Don't forget about your paintbrush, Yusuke.
"I highly suggest that you put him down..." a voice warned Kanji, who looked down the hallway and saw a young man wearing a red best.
"Why should I?" asked Kanji, tightening his grip on Ryuji's collar. Yusuke was so nervous, he could feel sweat running down his shirt.
"Oh? Well, I should let you know that yours truly, Akihiko Sanada, was a former school boxing champion, and I will NOT hesitate to..."
"Uh...sorry about that." Taking what Akihiko said as a threat, Kanji pulled Yusuke away from the wall, before patting the artist on his shoulder as an act of apology. "No hard feelings, right dude?" Kanji asked Yusuke.
"Perhaps..." replied Yusuke, who thought he had seen his life flash before his eyes.
Futaba ran to her room, to retrieve her laptop...and to her great joy, her laptop was still working! If only the same could be said for Coco. Futaba sat alone in the hallway, making sure everything on her laptop was functioning, when a blue-haired lass approached her.
"Mind if I sit next to you?" the girl asked Futaba, very interested by the hermit's laptop. "You can call me Fuuka."
"Go ahead, be my guest!" replied Futaba, thoroughly surprised that someone asked if they could sit with her. Fuuka sat next to Futaba, inspecting her laptop.
"I really like your laptop...I'm a huge fan of computers and technology." Hearing this, Futaba looked at Fuuka, thinking that the blunette could be her BFF. "I'd much rather stay inside, on the computer, then go out shopping!"
"Wow, me too! I hate going outside sometimes. So many people, you know what I mean?" Futaba and Fuuka were getting along pretty well, as Fuuka smiled and nodded her head in response to Futaba.
"What are you ladies talking about?" asked Naoto as she walked by, spotting Futaba's laptop. "Oh, laptops and computers...great." Naoto kept on walking - just in the nick of time as Futaba and Fuuka started a conversation about technology and whatnot.
Haru walked around the first floor of the mansion, looking for any mansion damages, when she came across a robot, with blonde hair. The robot was pressing an elevator button repeatedly, while Rise stood by and watched.
"Elevator either appears to be malfunctioning or non-operating, as expected," the robot declared, as Haru came over to her and Rise. "Might need a small electrical appliance, such as a toaster, to open elevator door."
"She's been doing this for three minutes," Rise whispered to Haru, as she pointed at the robot. "I've tried telling her to stop, but she won't listen..."
"Excuse me, but I think you should stop messing with the elevator," Haru said to the robot, tapping her shoulder to get her attention. The robot turned and looked at Haru, before looking back at the elevator.
"Elevator door appears to be jammed shut. But I, Aigis, can try and pry the door open...or I can use a toaster, as a second option."
"I believe we lost the toaster, in the fire...though I could be wrong."
At the dining room, Morgana was looking through the pantry, searching for some cat foot. As the cat tried to reach the upper shelves, he failed to notice a certain shiba inu near him.
"Woof woof!" Koromaru barked at Morgana, startling the cat. Morgana screamed, running out of the pantry and running into someone wearing a mascot costume. Morgana looked up and saw that it was Teddie.
"Ooh, a little black cat!" squealed Teddie, as he scared the pants off of Morgana. Provided Morgana wore pants to begin with.
"G-Get away from me!" shrieked Morgana as he ran back, only to run into Koromaru. The cat found himself cornered.
"A little black cat that can talk? That's even better!" Scared, Morgana found an opening to his right, and ran away. "Aw, he ran away...I blame you, dog!"
Yukiko was hanging out near Master Hand's room, leaning against the wall. With her was a woman, with long red hair.
"So why did you two break up?" the woman with the red hair asked Yukiko, who didn't wanna talk about Yu.
"I'd rather not say..." replied Yukiko, refusing to let anyone know about what happened between her and ex.
"Feeling so down from a breakup is never the right attitude. Trust me, all that negativity can mess with your..."
"I know, I know - always think positive. But I've already gotten other it. I just try and not think about the past too much..."
"Joker probably needs me right now..." said Makoto, as she exited Master Hand's room. Probably trying to keep away from Shovel Knight. The brunette saw Yukiko, and the red-haired woman. "...mind telling me your names?" Makoto asked.
"Mitsuru Kijiro, member of the Shadow Operatives," the red-haired woman introduced herself to Makoto.
"And I'm Yukiko," Yukiko introduced herself to Makoto next. "I'm sure Yu has told you all sorts of things about me..."
"I don't believe he has ever mentioned you," replied Makoto, as Yukiko felt relieved for some reason. "I'm Makoto - nice to meet you both!"
Ann, Yukari, and Chie patiently waited in the foyer, waiting for the others to come. Makoto showed up in the foyer, looking like she was in a hurry.
"Hi Ann!" the brunette said to her friend, before opening the trapdoor and entering through before closing said trapdoor.
"Must be doing a whole lot of work down there..." assumed Yukari, before Chie let out out a big yawn. Soon a brown-haired lad wearing an orange hoodie approached Yukari, and company, holding a juice box in his hand.
"You know, for juice that's expired...this isn't half bad!" said this lad, whose name was Ken Amada, as he sat near the ladies. "Especially since I found it lying about in the hallway." The ladies grimaced when they heard this, as Ken happily sipped away...
Toad found a hiding spot for his bus, which was...the garden shed. No, he didn't put the bus inside the shed, he put the vehicle behind it. Smart thinking.
"Now Master Hand will never find the bus!" smiled Toad with his hands on his hips, proud of what he had done. "I'm so smart...objectively, that is."
Suddenly he heard some footsteps nearby. Toad cowered and shivered in fear, his eyes darting left and right.
"Wha, what was that? Who goes there?" Toad looked around, only to see nothing in sight. "Must be my own imagination..."
All the Persona folks - save for Joker, Yu, Minato, and Makoto - met up in the foyer (eventually). At the foyer, the Phantom Thieves got to know the others.
"Nice meeting you all," Akihiko said to the Phantom Thieves; he noticed that Ann, Haru, and Futaba were lowkey fawning over him, but the boxer didn't pay the three any mind whatsoever.
Akihiko: Meh, I've been dealing with fangirls for almost my entire high school career...girls just don't faze me anymore. I tune them out or ignore them, whenever I can. Really hate all the unnecessary attention. That being said... *frowns intensely* ...get that stupid camera out of my face.
"Hey, nice corgi you guys got over there!" Bowser, who was chilling out near the front door, called out to the Shadow Operatives. He wasn't talking about Koromaru, was he?
"He's a shiba inu!" Aigis called out to Bowser, putting the koopa king in his place. As stated before, Bowser loathed being in the wrong. "Corgis are way shorter."
"Oh so we're making up random breeds now? Lemme guess, that cat Morgana has some random breed too? Black felis, or something like that?"
"Why is he even here...?" questioned Futaba, greatly bothered by the mere presence of Bowser. She was hoping that the koopa king wasn't going to be a nuisance.
"Beats me, but he won't stop looking at the ladies..." replied Yosuke, lowering his voice as he pointed his thumb at Chie and Yukiko. "I'd probably call the cops, just to be on the safe side..."
"Calling the cops, on me?" frowned Bowser, overhearing Yosuke as he marched over to the fellow. Yosuke panicked, looking for some means of escape. "Just who do you think you are, kid?!"
"Save me!" Out of instinct, Yosuke grabbed Yukiko, and used her as a human shield. Bowser stopped in place, as he looked at Yukiko in front of him.
"Using my former Valentine's Day date as a human shield...well played!" Bowser backed away from Yosuke, smirking and nodding his head in approval of Yosuke's power move, as the others were cringing.
"...you went on a date with a giant turtle?" Aigis asked Yukiko, out of pure disgust. Even as a robot, she knew that humans and evil turtle monsters just don't mix. Wolf tried to tell Bowser that, but to no avail.
"It was for some Valentine's Day party...it's a long story," replied a very sheepish Yukiko, as she pushed herself away from Yosuke. "Bowser pretty much kidnapped me, for what it's worth."
"And I asked politely for her consent," stated Bowser, as he walked back to the front door. The koopa king dared not to let Yukiko paint him as a weird, evil guy.
"You guys, please keep it down!" ordered a certain river otter, as Lyle showed up in the foyer and shushed everyone. "Still busy!"
"We're sorry, it's his fault," apologized Fuuku, as she pointed at Bowser. Bowser looked angrily at Fuuku, steam coming out of his ears, as Joker opened up the trapdoor.
"Ah, I see that you guys have finally made made it," the young man said after seeing his Phantom Thief buddies in the foyer. "Everyone, you're free to come down through the trapdoor now - everything is ready to go!"
"Oh boy, I can't wait..." smiled Teddie, happily clapping his hands together as everyone followed Joker through the trapdoor. Bowser watched as everyone went through the trapdoor he had made, not wanting to feel left out.
Joker: Had to do a little upgrades to Mini Mementos, since we're gonna have a movie night. Just a little something to spend our time with, while the Happy Home Designers keep working on the mansion. We'll be underground, so we won't be causing that much noise...
All the Persona characters climbed down the trapdoor's ladder, entering the tunnel. The last three to climb down the ladder were Junpei, Yosuke, and Ryuji, who were all nervous and afraid.
"Man, I can't believe we're hanging out at a burnt up mansion..." whined Yosuke, fearing for his life as he climbed down the ladder and landed on solid ground. "...Master Hand's gonna kill us for sure!"
"Oh man, I bet he's watching us right now!" panicked Ryuji, as he was pulling on his hair. "Joker, I think we should head back, I don't feel so good about this!"
"Chill out dude, we're underground!" Junpei assured Ryuji, wrapping his arm around the delinquent and slapping him on the back. "Nobody can never find us down here, right?"
"Do you even know what Master Hand is all about...?" Ryuji looked at Junpei, disgusted by his ignorance, before taking his arm off of his back. "He could kill you in a snap! Literally!"
"Will you guys please stop worrying, and get a move on?" Chie scolded Ryuji and company, as she and the others were farther ahead. "Also, Yosuke...why are you peeing in the tunnel? How unsanitary!"
"Well it's not my fault this stinking tunnel doesn't have a bathroom!" As he finished peeing, Yosuke zipped up his pants. "Yu doesn't mind one bit!"
"Agreed, I see nothing wrong with what Yusuke did," agreed Yu, as Chie looked at the silver-haired lad like he was borderline insane.
"Don't worry, we're coming!" Yosuke called out as he, Ryuji, and Junpei headed over to the Persona gang. A few moments later, Bowser would climb down the ladder, arriving in the tunnel.
"Why does my tunnel smell like urine..." the koopa king wondered, as he sniffed around...before someone fell on top of his head a few seconds later. Bowser winced, as his son Bowser Jr. fell into his hands.
"What's good, pops?" Bowser Jr. greeted his dad, who placed him on the ground. "You're not build another bunker under someone's house, are ya?"
"Nah, that requires too much work and patience. Especially patience. I was just gonna gather some of my belongings, until some of Yu's friends decided to show up. Now, I'm gonna see what they're up to!"
"Does that mean you're gonna stalk a bunch of young adults?" Bowser, thinking over the context of what he was doing, nodded his head. "Sweet, I've always wanted to do the same thing! And to do it with you, will only make it better!"
"That's my boy! Always knew you were my favorite child. Don't ever tell the Koopalings that, really don't want a repeat of last time...follow me, boy, and let's see what that Yu is up to!"
Master Hand: "Mini Mementos"? Nope, never heard of it. I know regular Mementos, since that's where the brawlers typically fight on, but this Mini Mementos sounds pretty foreign to me. Mini Mementos has to be some kind of board game, right?
Joker guided the Persona gang to Mini Mementos, which as described in the previous episode was like the regular Mementos from the Metaverse. Everyone oohed and aahed, as they took everything in.
"Everyone, welcome to Mini Mementos," announced Joker, as Yu, Minato, Makoto, and Morgana showed up. "This is something my friends and I, along with Yu and Minato, have worked on for weeks. It's our own secret project."
"Keeping it a secret was a hard task in itself," added Minato, as Teddie found himself geeking out over how the subway trains looked. "Thankfully Master Hand didn't blow our cover. Kept this place right under his nose..."
"Woof woof woof!" Koromaru barked happily, as he was inspecting the subway train Teddie was geeking out over. Teddie had his hands on his face, giggling excitedly.
"It's almost like I'm inside an actual subway station!" the mascot squealed, his feet moving up and down, as Morgana walked over to him and Koromaru. "Does this train open? Please tell me!"
"The doors should open, if you press that button," replied Morgana, motioning to the red button on the train. Teddie excitedly pressed the button, and began to squeal even more as the train doors opened simultaneously.
"I think I'm in love..." Teddie was now completely floored, as he sank to his knees and let out the happiest sigh on earth. Then out of nowhere, Shovel Knight leaped out of the subway station, shovel in tow.
"Oh crap it's an enemy!" panicked Kanji, quickly getting on the offensive as he whipped out his weapon, a shield. "C'mon, you guys, let's show this creep what we're made of!"
"I don't think it means any harm, Kanji," Naoto said to the delinquent, lowering Kanji's shield as she took a close inspection of Shovel Knight. "I mean, it uses a shovel as its weapon..."
"'Tis true, my fair lady, for I am but a noble knight," stated Shovel Knight, raising his shovel up high in the air like anyone cared. "My name is Shovel Knight, and I serve one queen - Makoto Niijima!"
"...it's mainly because of my Arcana," stated Makoto, blushing a little as she scratched the back of her head. "He thinks that I'm an actual queen..."
"And thou art the most elegant queen that I know." Shovel Knight walked up to Makoto and took the brunette's hand, kissing it profusely. Makoto blushed, Joker calmly held in his temper, and the others cringed.
"Well, Joker, are you just going to stand around and let him get away with that?" questioned Yusuke; if he were in Joker's shoes, he would slap Shovel Knight silly. Gotta let the knight know who was boss.
"I'd say we teach this Shovel Knight a lesson!" suggested Kanji, as he whipped out his shield once more. The delinquent let out a battle as he ran towards Shovel Knight, only for Mitsuru to stop him.
"Let me handle this..." Mitsuru said to Kanji, before walking over to Shovel Knight and tapping the knight on his shoulder. Shovel Knight stopped kissing Makoto's hand, as he looked up at Mitsuru.
"What is it, m'lady?" inquired Shovel Knight...only for Mitsuru to take the knight's shovel and toss it away, over the subway trains. Shovel Knight shrieked. "Oh no, my shovel! Thou art a rotten lady, a rotten lady indeed!"
"That should take care of things," Mitsuru dusted her hands off, as Shovel Knight ran off to retrieve his shovel. He refused to be seen without iit. "So, what do we have planned for tonight?"
"I'm glad you asked..." replied Yu, stepping up to the plate as he whipped out a TV remote. "...who's up for a movie?"
Yu: Building the movie theater was arguably the hardest part of creating Mementos. Sure, there was the fact that we had to find a functioning movie screen, but we also had to find some pretty exquisite chairs. It's nothing like folding chairs, where you can just set them up wherever. You actually have to screw the movie theater chairs into the ground. Also, since we're gonna have some movie snacks, which we found in the pantry...clean-up might be an absolute mess. But hey, Shovel Knight could make for a pretty awesome janitor...
Everyone followed Yu into the movie theater, which was located in the center of Mementos. Everyone took their seats, while Joker and Minato fetched some snacks.
"So guys, what are you all interested in watching?" Yu asked the crowd, standing at the front of the theater near the movie screen. Chie raised her hand up high. "Yes, Chie?"
"We should watch a martial arts film!" suggested Chie, getting all excited for no reason. The girl sure was obsessed with anything pertaining to martial arts.
"No, I think we should watch that X-Men movie!" suggested Yosuke, as Chie furrowed her brow and groaned at Yosuke. Way to be specific. "The one that's coming out today! What's it called again? Dark Phoenix?"
"Pretty sure that movie already came out in theaters..." stated Fuuka, softly petting Koromaru who was sitting on her lap.
"Are you telling me that you've never heard of bootleg movies before?" Yosuke frowned at Fuuka, with his hands on his hips. "Because if there's anything I know about bootleg movies, it's that..."
"How about you just shut up already?!" Chie snapped on Yosuke, effectively silencing the young lad and putting him in his place. "So sorry, Yu..."
"No, you're fine, Chie - Yosuke deserved that wholeheartedly," responded Yu; Yosuke would heavily disagree with Yu, as he grumpily folded his arms. "Anyone else have a movie suggestion?" Futaba would raise her hand, albeit nervously.
"I think...I think we should watch a Jurassic Park film," suggested Futaba, fearful that her suggestion would be shot down. But it appeared that everyone was mutual to watching some dinosaur action.
"You know, that's not that bad of an idea...Jurassic Park, it is! Or should I say, Jurassic World...yeah, we'll just watching that Fallen Kingdom movie."
"I know you guys aren't making movie suggestions without even asking me," a certain koopa king said, arriving at the movie theater with his son. Standing at the theater entrance were Bowser and Bowser Jr.
"Bowser, nobody said that you and your son are allowed to be here," said Joker, as he and Minato returned to the movie theater with some movie snacks.
"Yes, that is correct - that Nobody fellow clearly knows what's up!" Bowser strolled down the movie aisle with Bowser Jr, looking for a seat. "Now, I highly suggest that we watch..."
"No Bowser, we've already settled on a movie," stated Yu, cutting off the now ticked off Bowser. "We're all going to watch Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom."
"Hold up, I was gonna suggest that! Is there a mind reader among you?!" Bowser looked around the theater, searching for the culprit.
"It was her idea," said Ken, as he pointed at Futaba. Bowser frowned intensely at the hermit. "You're not mad with her, are you?"
"I'm not mad, I'm just...very full of negative emotions." Bowser took Bowser Jr. over to the theater seats, as the koopa king took a seat near the front of the theater next to Yukiko.
"Can we not?" Yukiko kindly asked Bowser, refusing to be seen sitting next to the koopa king.
"Yes we can - I promised my boy that I would give him the best seat in the theater!"
"I bet you didn't even know this theater existed until just now..."
"Either you agree to sit next to me, or I'll let Yu take this spot."
Feeling defeated, Yukiko sighed as she ultimately gave in. Chie, who was sitting next to Yukiko, looked at her friend out of concern with pursed lips.
Chie: Yu and Yukiko's breakup has lasted for a pretty long time - a few months, I think. Yu at least had Rise to turn to, to mend his broken heart. But Yukiko? Same couldn't be said for her. Why did she break up with Yu? Uh...good question...
Yukiko: Why does it matter to you about why I broke up with Yu? Is it your life duty to find out as many nonsensical details about someone's own romantic life? *muttering* Bunch of gossip whores...
As instructed by Master Hand, Mega Man was tasked with looking out for any "suspicious" behavior from the Happy Home Designers. Given that Lyle and company were hardly ever suspicious, and that they were in the mansion for a majority of their time, Mega Man was understandably feeling bored.
"What's the point of even hiding that bus..." wondered a bored Mega Man, watching Toad hiding the bus through his binoculars. Letting out a yawn, Mega Man looked away from Toad, before spotting something else. "...who are those two guys?"
"Master Hand still got you on patrol duty?" asked Proto Man, as he joined Mega Man on the roof of Pac-Man's house. "Simon and Richter are playing some card games, if you're interested."
"Tell them I'll join them in a few." Proto Man would return to the inside of Pac-Man's house, as Mega Man had his attention focused on the two guys he had seen.
The Persona gang were all watching the Jurassic World film, munching on popcorn and candy and whatnot. As the film went on, Joker and Minato were seen moving some of the front row seats in the theater out of the way.
"Um, what are you guys doing?" inquired Fuuka, watching as Joker and Minato pushed at least four rows of the movie theater seats to the side. Yu would push several circular beds in the empty space.
"Just adding a little something to enhance the viewer experience," stated Yu, before hopping on one of the circular beds. It was quite bouncy. "Anyone care to join?"
"It can bounce?" questioned Yusuke, as he got up from his seat and walked down the theater aisle. The artist got on one of the beds, and was bouncing on it with a smile on his face.
"Hey, I wanna join!" exclaimed Ken, running down to the bouncy beds. The young lad was jumping on one of the beds, bouncing up and down. "This is so fun!"
"Move it, I'm trying to watch a movie here!" Junpei frowned at Ken, his mouth full of popcorn. No matter how much Junpei moved his head, Ken was still in his way.
"Ooh, a bouncy bed, I've been dying to bounce on one!" exclaimed Teddie, before grabbing the zipper on his costume. Bowser and everyone else watched Teddie unzipped his costume and took off his head...revealing a blonde human.
"YOU WERE A HUMAN THIS WHOLE TIME?!" Bowser shouted in response, as he and Bowser Jr. were totally shook. The apparent human Teddie happily skipped to the bouncy beds, and leaped unto one of them.
"This bed is so cozy...so nice to the touch!" Teddie started to roll around on the bed, like a little kid, while Kanji looked on. The tough guy was tempted to watch the movie on one of the beds, so he could be closer to the action.
"Looks like I'm gonna have to make my move down there..." Kanji said to himself, as Ryuji was eavesdropping on him. "...I guess you and me are gonna have to share one of the beds."
"Why do you think I would wanna share a bed with you?!" Ryuji quickly questioned Kanji, completely misunderstanding things. Kanji looked at Ryuji, getting all flustered over the assumption Ryuji had made.
"Yo, that's not what I said! And why do you keep thinking that I wanna share a bed with you? Get over your dumb self!" Kanji was acting pretty defensive.
"I believe that Kanji was only speaking to me..." Naoto kindly said to Ryuji, to clear up all the confusion. However, that only made Kanji even angrier.
"Shut up Naoto, you're only making me look bad! Y-You know what...let's just get this over with!" Kanji grabbed Naoto's hand, and took the detective down to one of the bouncy beds and got on one. "You happy now?!"
"I...I guess so." Naoto felt pretty indifferent about watching the movie on a bouncy bed, but wherever Kanji went, the detective had no choice but to follow.
Yosuke: Kanji can be pretty sensitive sometimes when it comes to Naoto. He won't admit it at times, but he has a HUGE crush on her. Naoto is the only chick that can soothe Kanji's feminine heart...not that Kanji cares about femininity or anything. Let's just keep that a secret...
"Yo, Joker, you got anything for us to drink?" Bowser asked the young man, after he was finished devouring his movie snacks. "Feeling a little thirsty right about now!"
"I'm glad you asked," replied Joker, as he, Yu, and Minato left the movie theater. They would come back a few moments later, carrying plates with glasses of what appeared to be alcoholic drink on them. "Drinks on the house!"
"Oh yeah, now we're talkin'!" cheered Ryuji, as Joker and his compadres went around handing everyone a drink. Only person to not receive a drink was Bowser Jr...very interesting.
"That should be everyone," remarked Minato, after the deed was done, as he, Yu, and Joker sat in their seats with their drinks in hand. Aigis looked at Yu's glass, observing his drink very carefully.
"Is there any strong alcoholic content in these drinks?" the robot asked Yu, who for the most part was looking pretty wasted from the looks of it.
"No, of course not...there's no doubt in my mind," Yu responded coolly, before taking a sip from his glass. He then took off his jacket, and unbuttoned his white shirt to reveal his chest.
"Where did these drinks come from..." questioned Akihiko as he looked around, seeing some drinking their cares away while others reluctantly sipped, Yu's new girlfriend Rise finished her glass in one big gulp.
"Time for the King's Game!" the clearly drunken brunette randomly shouted, standing up as she pointed upwards. She then pointed at Akihiko, who wanted absolutely nothing to do with her. "Akihiko, get the chopsticks ready!"
"I don't even see any chopsticks..." Akihiko looked around for some chopsticks, but saw none of them in sight.
"Hey, the King's orders are absolute, now do as I tell you!" Suddenly a bunch of chopsticks appeared under Rise's nose...held in the mighty hands of Yu.
"As you wish..." Yu said to his girlfriend - he was kneeling down and everything! Bowser looked on, pretty impressed, whereas Yukiko scoffed.
"Woah, Yu, where'd you get those chopsticks from?" asked Yukari, believing that Yu whipped the chopsticks out of thin air.
"The King's orders are always absolute," responded Yu - never has there been a more perfect, correct answer than that one.
Bowser: I literally brought my favorite son to a movie theater, where almost everyone is drunk... *shakes his head* ...man, I'm such an awesome, responsible parent. So proud of myself!
"Everyone pick a number!" said Rise, as she went around the movie theater. Everyone had to pick a chopstick - including Bowser and Bowser Jr - to determine who would be king. "So, which one of you is the King?"
"I've got the red one, which must mean that I'm KING!" announced Teddie, as he happily raised his arms in the air. Many of the others felt very bummed out.
"Aw crud, this can't be good..." moaned Bowser Jr, knowing what human Teddie was all about. Got a first-hand experience from sitting at one of the front rows.
"As your majestic king, I order someone to suck face...like him!" Teddie pointed at a knight who just showed up to the movie theater, after retrieving his shovel somewhere in Mini Mementos...Shovel Knight.
"What's this I hear about 'sucking face'?" the knight questioned, confused as he knew what. Such an odd choice by Teddie...
"No, Teddie, he doesn't even know what's going on!" stated Fuuka, as Shovel Knight looked around the movie theater confused to the brim. That didn't stop Teddie from getting off the bouncy bed, and walking up the theater aisle to Shovel Knight...only to be stopped in his tracks by Makoto.
"I think you should pick someone else..." the brunette kindly said to Teddie, who was looking for a way to get past so he could reach Shovel Knight. "...Shovel Knight isn't even participating."
"In that case...I choose YOU!" Teddie pointed at Makoto, in a way that would make Ash Ketchum proud. "Go on...admit it, you had my eyes on me the moment we met. My innocence is yours...now pucker up!"
"KEEP THY FILTHY HANDS OFF MY QUEEN!" shouted Shovel Knight, leaping up into the air before plowing his shovel down hard on Teddie. The knight then proceeded to beat up Teddie, with his shovel. "THOU SHALT DIE FOR THY TRANSGRESSIONS!"
"You guys do have a nurse at this mansion, right?" Mitsuru asked Futaba, while the beatdown continued. For some reason, Teddie thoroughly enjoyed Shovel Knight beating him up...
"I think she's staying somewhere else, because of the fire," replied Futaba, while Makoto cautiously backed away from Shovel Knight before returning to her seat. "But we do have a doctor next door!"
Once Shovel Knight's beatdown on Teddie ended, it was time for round two of the King's Game. Like before, Rise went around the movie theater to give everyone a chopstick; Shovel Knight was the odd man out, since Rise didn't have a chopstick for him.
"Who's the king this time?" asked Rise, once everyone (save for Shovel Knight) had a chopstick in their head. Suddenly, Yu stood up, tossed his chopstick up in the air, did a sick spin move, and grabbed his chopstick...all in one sequence.
"I'm the King..." Yu announced, letting everyone know that he was boss. Couldn't have done that in a more baller way.
"I request some reasonable demands..." said a nervous Futaba, as she raised her hand in the air. She was more sober than the girl sitting next to her, Yukari, who was just as drunk as Rise. If not more...
"After sucking face? You can't do that!" said Fuuku, before wiping off her mouth. "You gotta take it up a notch from there!"
"Sit on his lap!" Rise dared Yukari, too drunk to care about the prospect of another girl sitting on her boyfriend's lap.
"Hmm...yeah, that would be fun."
"Or maybe we should spoon!"
"Good idea! That sounds just as fun!"
"I don't understand, pops, what's the big deal about letting a girl sit on your lap?" Bowser Jr. asked his dad, as Bowser looked at his son with the most disappointed face a father could ever have.
"Son, I think you need to go back to Mario's home, and seriously rethink the priorities in your life," Bowser encouraged his son, placing his hand on his shoulder. Bowser Jr. still did not understand.
Bowser Jr: Do you think my siblings would be jealous if I told them the stuff I saw down in Mini Mementos?
"Go on, make up your mind already..." Rise said to Yu, but little did she know that her boyfriend had already made his decision...
"Number two...my lap is yours," said Yu, in the coolest and flyest way he knew how. And who was number two, you ask?
"I think number two...is me," said a very disappointed Yukiko, looking at her chopstick. She looked at Yu, her ex-boyfriend, and then at his lap. The young woman nervously got up from her seat, and walked over to Yu, who was looking at her with menacing eyes.
"Do it Yukiko, I'm totally not gonna remember this or anything!" Bowser cheered on for Yukiko, while recording all the action on his cellphone. Yukiko gulped, as she turned around, and very slowly...sat on Yu's lap.
"Oh my..." marveled Shovel Knight, with Yukiko mustering all the courage and willpower inside of her as her butt rested on Yu's lap. Yukari was easily impressed by Yukiko's efforts.
"Not bad Yukiko, nicely done!" the girl commended Yukiko, who let out a big sigh of relief as she got up from Yu's lap. "Okay, me next!" Yukari sat on Yu's lap, getting herself comfy.
"Thank goodness that didn't take too long..." remarked Yukiko, watching as Yukari wrapped her arms around Yu. Yu maintained the same stone-faced facial expression...and it was the coolest expression one man could have.
"See, Yukiko, you gotta get into him, hug him too!" Yukari wrapped her arms around Yu even tighter, pressing her head against Yu's chest. "See what I mean?"
"Alright plebs, out of the way, the King's lap is mine now!" shouted Rise, Yukari moved to the other side of Yu. The brunette laid her head on Yu's lap, sighing happily.
"Dude, you can't just hog all of the chicks!" Junpei frowned at Yu, easily hating on how much of a player the silver-haired lad was.
"Oh but I can..because I'm the King," stated Yu, establishing dominance in the movie theater. Literally no one could stop him...or so Yu thought.
"Au contraire, my friend..." said Joker, drunken with his open shirt revealing his chest, pushing his glasses up to the bridge of his nose...as he had Makoto, Chie, Fuuka, and Ann all over him. Ryuji came over to see; at least one of those ladies wasn't drunk out of her mind.
"What, are you for real?!" Ryuji exclaimed in pure and utter shock, with his hands on his face. "JOKER HAS A SIX PACK?!"
"To feel loneliness is agony..." Minato depressingly sighed, as he did not have a single lady on him. Should've had his shirt open.
Naoto: This night has been a mistake...I'm surrounded by imbeciles.
"No fair, Joker, how'd you get so many girls on you?" questioned Kanji, while his crush Naoto was contemplating whether she should leave or not. "You're not even the King yet!"
"Because, Kanji..." replied Joker, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose once more. "...I'm a dad." Only the real heads knew what Joker meant by that.
"Was that the doorbell I heard?" asked Shovel Knight, hearing the doorbell sound from upstairs. "Just who could that be?"
Moments after the doorbell sounded, Lyle would go answer the front door to see who it was. When he opened the door, he saw two guys standing on the porch - one looked like some kind of tough guy, while the other looked like a perky dude.
"Good evening, otter guy!" the perky one greeted Lyle, wrapping his arm around the tough guy. "I'm Goro Akechi, and this is my main man, Shinjiro Aragaki!"
"We've only met just met a while ago..." grumbled Shinjiro, taking Goro's arm off of his back. Goro could only laugh in response.
"I tell you, this Shinjiro is such a funny guy...his looks can be deceiving." Shinjiro rolled his eyes, wishing he was somewhere else right now. "Anyways, do you know if Joker is here?"
"The boy with the glasses?" asked Lyle, as Goro nodded his head. "Yes he is. He's hanging out with friends. Underneath the mansion. Wanna know where he is?"
"Oh yes please, we'd love to!" Goro clapped his hands together, delighted by the propsect of hanging out with Joker again. Wasn't this guy supposed to be dead or something? Shinjiro, too?"
"See that trapdoor on the floor?" Lyle pointed at the trapdoor in the foyer. "Open it, climb down and go through tunnel. You'll find Joker and friends. Very soon!"
"The other Phantom Thieves are there too?!" Goro was now completely over the moon, squealing to himself as Shinjiro groaned. Lyle could easily feel Shinjiro's pain. "Quick, Shinjiro, we must make haste!"
"Ugh, do we really have to?" frowned Shinjiro, only for Goro to grab the tough guy's hand and head over to the trapdoor.
Once everyone was sober again, Joker ended the viewing of the Jurassic World film so he could show the Persona gang the other facets of Mini Mementos. One of the facets was a hot spring - which didn't even exist in the real Mementos.
"The whole spa thing was Minato's idea," explained Yu, while everyone was hanging out at the hot spring. Nobody had their swimwear, so they just sat along the poolside. "We had to bring in the water from the lake outside."
"We inadvertently brought some 'guests' along the way..." added Minato, as he looked down and saw a Krabby at his feet, snapping his claws.
"C'mon you guys, why is nobody swimming in the hot spring?" questioned Junpei, as he, Aigis, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. were the only ones in the hot spring "It feels mighty crisp and warm!"
"Um, Junpei, where are your clothes?" Haru asked the young man; it wasn't until Junpei started swimming on the water surface that his swimming trunks were revealed.
"Relax, I put them away on the side...you honestly believe that I would swim in my street clothes? Gimme a break! I'm not that dumb!"
"You could swim in the hot spring naked, like my son and I," Bowser suggested to Junpei, who was acting like he owned the hot spring. Junpei gave the koopa king a questionable stare.
"That's your business, not mine..." Junpei continued to swim in the hot spring, performing flutter kicks along the water surface.
"Don't tell me you had those swimming trunks with you this whole time..." Yukiko said to Junpei, as she was keeping her distance from Yu.
"What can I say, a great man always comes prepared!" Junpei folded his arms behind his head, as he rested on the water surface. "Or should I say, a great hero!"
"Yeah, Yukiko, you should've came prepared too," Kanji said to his friend, sitting as close to Naoto as possible. "Would really loved to see you in your bikini." Feeling slightly offended, Yukiko pushed Kanji into the water, leaving the delinquent to splash around to everyone's amusement.
"Such a poor choice of words..." Naoto remarked quietly, watching as Kanji splashed around waiting for someone to rescue him.
Kanji: What did I say back there at the spa that was so wrong? Am I not allowed to have eyes anymore?!
"Aigis, I don't think that you're doing it right..." Makoto commented on Aigis, who was lying below the water surface while Shovel Knight rescued Kanji from the hot spring. "...that's not the right way to bathe in a hot spring."
"We tried to tell her that many times before, but she never listens," Fuuka told Makoto, looking at Aigis disapprovingly. Just then, two dudes showed up at the hot spring, wishing to make their presence known...well, one of them.
"Joker! It's me again, Goro Akechi. Your best friend! Remember me, right? Also, are those the Phantom Thieves I spy? And who are your other friends?"
Joker gritted his teeth, possessed with great fear when he heard that voice...as everyone had their attention turned to Goro, who was standing with Shinjiro. Goro looked ecstatic to be here, whereas with Shinjiro, it was the complete opposite.
"Goro, is that really you?" asked Yusuke, nearly at a loss for words. "We thought you were dead, from those gunshots..."
"Shinjiro, aren't you supposed to be dead too?" Ken asked the tough guy, remembering when he killed Shinjiro for the sake of retribution for his late mother.
"I haven't got the faintest clue who you losers are...but how dare you disturb my family vacation!" Bowser frowned at Goro and Shinjiro, making everyone confused.
"Since when was this a family vacation...?" questioned Morgana, who was hanging out with Koromaru. Surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, the cat and dog were getting along pretty well.
"I was referring to me and my son, you nitwit!" Bowser snapped on Morgana, before turning back to Goro and Shinjiro. "You're not here to ruin my fun, are you?"
"No, no, not at all!" replied Goro, quelling Bowser's doubts and suspicions. "I just wanted to hang out with Joker, and the Phantom Thieves. And Shinjiro here just wants to catch up on things with his friends."
"I never even said that, but okay," grumbled Shinjiro, who really looked like that he didn't want to be here. There's gotta be a reason as to why...
"Although to be fair, I'm not really feeling this whole hot spring getup..." Goro had his finger underneath his chin, tapping his chin in thought. "...is there anywhere else we can go?"
"We, uh, have a place in Mini Mementos where we can dance and whatnot," replied Yu, who really didn't want to leave the hot spring so soon. "Granted we're not in our dancing clothes, but..."
"Oh yes, I would LOVE to dance!" Feeling delighted, Goro walked over to Joker, who tried to keep his distance. "What say you, Joker, how about it?"
"Please end me..." pleaded Joker; anything that had to do with Goro, Joker absolutely wanted no part of it.
"Aw, are we really gonna have to dance soon?" complained Junpei as he stood up from the hot spring, as some looked disturbed for some reason. "I was totally not prepared for that..."
"Junpei where are your swimming trunks?!" grimaced Akihiko, as Junpei looked down and saw that he was holding his hands over his crotch. Junpei smiled and laughed sheepishly.
"Oh yeah, I forgot...I lost my trunks somewhere in the hot spring. Should've given you guys a warning..."
Tom Nook sat outside the Sheraton Hotel, thinking to himself. The tanoki had to learn his "lesson" soon, otherwise Master Hand won't fully reinstate him back inside the mansion.
"Master Hand wants me to learn something...but what?" pondered Tom Nook, as he thought to himself...and that's when it hit him, as the tanoki snapped his fingers in realization. "Of course! It all seems so clear now..."
Minato: Coincidentally, Yu, Joker and I all have had some experiencing dancing - although our memories about it were erased somehow. It's weird...however, that didn't stop us from making our own dancing joint, with a dance floor and all.
The Persona gang...and Bowser, Bowser Jr, and Shovel Knight...went to the dance floor section of Mini Mementos, which had slow dancing music playing from...well, somewhere. Joker, Yu, and Minato still hadn't figured out how to manually change the music yet.
"There's a slow-dancing feel brewing here..." observed Bowser, taking the music selection into account. "...we should all pick dancing partners! I'll go first...I got dibs on Yukiko!"
"And this is the price I pay for being single..." sighed Yukiko, as Bowser grabbed her hand and pulled her to the dance floor without hesitation.
"I'm gonna dance with Naoto, because she's cute!" announced Kanji, acting like someone was gonna snatch his crush before he could. He pulled Naoto to the dance floor, and started dancing.
"Hopefully nobody picks me..." Akihiko murmured to himself, only to be relieved when Ann, Yukari, and Rise joined the dance floor with Ryuji, Minato, and Yu respectively. Akihiko let out a sigh of relief. "Phew...dodged a bullet."
"I wouldn't go that far..." someone said, as Akihiko turned around and saw Mitsuru, smiling with her hand on her hip. "Don't think you'll get by scot-free dancing alone by yourself."
"Eh, it was worth shot - should've hidden myself in the back so none of the girls would spot me. But, if you're looking for a dancing partner, then I guess I'll be happy to oblige..."
So far, it seemed like everyone had a dancing partner - only ones left on the sideline were Futaba, who was too nervous about dancing, and Bowser Jr, who felt like he didn't belong on the dance floor. Joker wanted to dance with Makoto, but the brunette was already taken...thanks to Shovel Knight.
"I'm sorry, Joker..." Makoto apologized to Joker, as she danced with Shovel Knight. Who was dancing in the most noblest way he knew how. Joker looked over and saw Shinjiro, dancing with Ken, and Teddie dancing with Aigis. Nothing platonic about it - just four friends having fun together. Save for one of them.
"Oh, I see you're all alone Joker..." Goro said to the young man, creeping up to him from behind. "...how about the two of us dance together? Hmm?"
"No thanks, not interested," replied Joker, but that didn't stop Goro from turning him around and grabbing his hands. Goro and Joker were dancing together, and it was the most awkward thing in existence.
"C'mon Joker, why are you resisting?" Goro was trying to give his all, while Joker was holding back. Everyone was looking, finding the whole situation laughable.
"Ha ha, sucks to be you Joker!" Bowser pointed and laughed at Joker, who was being whisked away off the dance floor by Goro who was still dancing.
"Where are you taking me?" Joker questioned Goro, as the two were now off the dance floor. Where Goro was taking Joker to was anyone's guess.
"Who cares, just dance already!" replied Goro, still dancing and moving his feet to the slow music. "So what if we're no longer on the dance floor?"
"I'm starting to feel uncomfortable..." Joker tried to fight off Goro, but to no avail as Goro took the young man to places unknown. Shinjiro carefully watched, as Goro took Joker away.
"Uh, I should go see what Goro is up to," the tough guy said to Ken, as he ran off the dance floor. "I'll be right back..." Ken watched as Shinjiro left, seemingly on the hunt for Goro.
"Guess I'll just...dance alone by myself," shrugged Ken - no shame in being a solo dancer, during a slow song. It took a while for the others - who were too busy dancing - to realize that Joker and Goro had run off.
"Hey, where did Joker and Goro run off to?" questioned Ryuji, as everyone stopped dancing. "Joker! Goro? Where are you guys?"
Meanwhile, somewhere else in Seattle, Captain Falcon was lying on his Falcon Flyer, with Link, Champion Link, Cloud, Sonic, Fox, and Falco. They men were all looking up at the starry sky, to pass the time, while eating some sub sandwiches Falco had ordered.
"Hey Cloud, you see that star up in the sky?" Link asked the swordsman, pointing at the brightest star in the sky. "You are just like that star, you know what I mean?"
"Link that's the dumbest thing you've ever said, but thanks anyway for the compliment," replied Cloud - it wasn't that often that the swordsman was complimented.
Falco: Spent over $200 at Jimmy John's to buy some sandwiches. No, not for the others. For myself. Don't even get me started on how much I had to pay for the other dudes.
"Fox, you sure you can eat anymore sandwiches?" Sonic asked the pilot, who looked like he was completely spent and out of commission. "Because your gut is starting to get a little big..."
"Whaddaya mean, my gut is getting big?" retorted Fox, who had his stomach all out in the open with his belt unloosened. "I'm just...holding in a lot of gas. The thought that counts."
"Silence, everyone, I hear my phone ringing!" shouted Captain Falcon, whipping out his cellphone and answering the call. "Hello, Pac-Man? Oh, hey Mega Man...what's that? Intruders at the mansion? Master Hand isn't overreacting, is he?...Oh okay, gotcha. The boys and I will be there in a jiffy...Alright, later!"
"What did Mega Man want?" Falco asked Captain Falcon, who placed his cellphone back where it was.
"Sounds like we have a bunch of miscreants trying to cause some trouble at the mansion. Think they're trying to steal our stuff!"
With the refurnishing of the mansion nearly complete, Digby met up with Lottie in the foyer, for a progress report.
"Just spoke with Lyle, he said that almost all the belongings lost in the mansion can be covered by insurance," Lottie said to Digby - who's willing to bet that Lyle threw Bowser's speedo away?
"Cool beans! That should make Master Hand a happy camper," responded Digby, ready to put on the finishing touches on the mansion refurnishing. Just then, the trapdoor in the foyer opened, and Goro and Shinjiro stepped out of it...dragging an unconscious Joker on the floor with them.
"You have NO IDEA how hard it was to drug this guy..." Goro said to Shinjiro, before he and Shinjiro looked up. They saw Lottie and Digby staring at them, with looks of confusion and bewilderment.
"We've been caught, let's scram!" shouted Shinjiro, hoisting Joker over his shoulder as he and Goro ran out of the mansion. Lottie and Digby just stood there, still bewildered, as Lyle came up to them.
"Did I miss something?" the river otter asked his fellow employees, as neither Lottie nor Digby knew where or how to begin explaining.
Goro and Shinjiro waited outside the mansion, likely wanting on someone to come. That someone better come soon, or else Goro and Shinjiro's cover would be blown.
"Did you manage to bring him outside?" someone asked, as a certain mercenary showed up. It was Raiden - who as you might recall was a manor resident. Was this another master plan by the manor?
"Yup, we sure did..." replied Shinjiro, as he gently laid Joker down on the ground. "...Got what you asked for."
"Good, just what I needed...now wake him up." Goro and Shinjiro looked at Raiden funny, like the mercenary was out of his mind.
"Do you not realize the trouble I went through trying to put Joker to sleep?" Goro said to Raiden, who couldn't possibly care less about the young man's complaints. "I nearly had to use my laser swords! My TOY laser swords!"
"Whatever, just wake him up for me. Stomp on his foot or something, I don't care. Just wake him up!"
"Quick question: what will we get in return for doing this mission for you?" inquired Shinjiro, as Raiden sighed and facepalmed. "Just asking an honest question..."
"Since when did you care about some stupid stipend? Just wake up Joker already, before we get some unwanted...company."
Raiden heard a loud engine sound behind him, as he, Goro, and Shinjiro turned around and saw the Falcon Flyer, landing in the front yard of the mansion. The hatch opened up after the landing, as Captain Falcon, Link, Champion Link, Cloud, Sonic, Fox, and Falco all hopped out.
Mega Man: I would deal with the intruders myself, but I still got my hands tied with the Belmonts. Simon refuses to let me go until he beats me in spades at least once. But Captain Falcon should have everything covered. *hears engine noises from outside* That must be him outside!
"Halt!" shouted Captain Falcon as he pointed at Raiden and company, although they weren't doing a single thing. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Look, guys, you got it all wrong..." Raiden said to Captain Falcon and company, waving his hands in front of him. "...I'm not a bad guy!"
"That's what Zant wants us to believe..." frowned Link, leading Cloud to roll his eyes. "...but we know better! You must be working with him, aren't you?!"
"No, Link, cut it out..." Cloud sternly told the Hylian, not wanting to be embarrassed by his best friend's crazy suspicions.
"Let me explain - I'm not working with Zant, or anyone else," stated Raiden, although Captain Falcon and company refused to any of the mercenary's words. "I'm just a man working on my own. Always have been, always will."
"Yeah, this coming from the guy who lives at the manor!" said Sonic, who was looking for a fight. "We all know that you manor dorks really want Joker, so he can be on your side. Don't try and hide it!"
"It's not the people from the manor that want Joker...it's only me that wants him." Raiden's confession gave Captain Falcon and the others pause. "That one time Big Daddy and Little Sister stopped by to get Joker? I was the one who put them up to it, insinuating that the manor needed more bodies. Wanted someone else to do my dirty work."
"So the manor doesn't want Joker to be their new resident?" asked Fox, leading Raiden to shake his head no. Some things were starting to clear up.
"It was hardly ever their intention. I wanted Joker because I needed to tell him something - something important. Something I knew I could tell him in secret, before he could tell the others. Something I tried to tell two other individuals, in the past..."
"Speaking of two individuals...who are those guys with you?" asked Champion Link, inquiring about Goro and Shinjiro.
"Goro Akechi and Shinjiro Aragaki...they're supposed to be dead, but I plucked these two gentlemen out from the past while they were still alive, through a time machine. One that Zarok was working quietly on."
"I was from the past this whole time, how about that..." marveled Goro, in complete amazement, as Shinjiro shook his head at the perky young man.
"So why couldn't you just get Joker yourself?" asked Falco; Raiden was really starting to be bothered by this onslaught of questions.
"Like I said before, I wanted someone else to do my dirty work. Thought Goro and Shinjiro were the right lads for the job. I wanted Joker for myself because I really wanted to tell him that..."
Suddenly the front door burst open, as Yu, Minato, and the rest of the Persona gang came out unto the front porch. Yu and Minato had their weapons out, with the latter pointing his gun at Raiden.
"I think you got someone that we want..." Minato said to Raiden, letting the mercenary know that he meant business. Raiden would seemingly admit defeat, as he pulled out a black ball from his cyborg suit.
"Oh, is that so?" questioned Raiden, before dropping the black ball unto the ground. The ball exploded, creating a giant cloud of smokescreen that had everyone coughing. Once the smokescreen subsided, everyone saw that Raiden, Goro, Shinjiro, and even Joker were all gone.
"Crap, they kidnapped Joker!" panicked Kanji, being the first to notice that Joker was nowhere in sight. "We screwed up!"
"...or did we?" smirked Sonic, before speeding towards the back of a tree...and returning to his original spot, with Joker in his hands. The Persona gang was relieved. "Sneaked away with Joker while the smokescreen was going on. Raiden and his cronies never saw it coming!"
Sonic: Did Raiden honestly believe that he could outsmart the fastest animal on the planet? *wags his finger* Raiden might be a mercenary, but he definitely isn't slick!
"Yeah, that's good and all, but that cyborg guy got away with Goro and Shinjiro!" stated Teddie, as Sonic placed Joker on the ground. Makoto, Naoto, and Aigis came over to try and wake up Joker.
"The Goro and Shinjiro you had seen were from times past," explained Cloud, unintentionally making the Persona gang confused. "That cyborg dude, Raiden, apparently used a time machine someone from the All-Star Manor built to fetch Goro and Shinjiro from the past, and make him do his 'dirty work'."
"Does that mean the manor has a time machine now?" moaned Ryuji, suspecting that the manor would use the time machine to their advantage. "This mansion is so done for..."
"Wh-Where am I...?" Joker finally woke up, thanks to the efforts of Makoto and company. The young man rubbed his head, before being caught off-guard when a relieved Makoto hugged him.
"Goro and Shinjiro were attempting to kidnap you," Aigis explained to Joker; Joker should've known that Goro was up to no good. Shinjiro, too.
"The Goro and Shinjiro we saw were from the past, and were working for a cyborg named Raiden," added Fuuka, as she came over to speak with Joker. "Raiden was nearly this close to kidnapping you!"
"Raiden...Raiden...I've heard Mario talk about the guy several times before," stated Joker, as he stood up on his two feet. Makoto was still holding unto him. "Whatever he wants with me, I don't want to find out!"
"Raiden claimed that he wanted to tell you something 'important' in secret - like you were privileged to such information," stated Captain Falcon, as Joker was startled to see the racer and his pals. "This is a lot for you to take in, so...I think you should just rest!"
"And what a better spot to rest at, in the hot spring!" exclaimed Junpei, making Captain Falcon and company confused. They didn't know that the mansion had a hot spring!
"Or we can resume movie night," suggested Yu, before looking at Captain Falcon and company. "You boys care to watch some Jurassic World?"
"We would be happy to oblige...but only if we start watching the movie from the beginning!" answered Captain Falcon, as the Persona gang collectively sighed. "Come on, you guys! Way to be considerate!"
"You guys go on without me," said Joker, as everyone save for the young man entered the mansion. Joker dusted himself off, dusting off his pants and jacket...until he felt something in the pocket of his jacket.
Joker would take that something out of the pocket, and saw that it was a picture. But how did it get there? Joker didn't know. There was a girl in the picture, but her face was blocked off. Did Joker have that picture in his jacket before?
"Hey Joker, are you coming or not?" Morgana called out to the young man from the porch. "We're gonna start the movie without ya!"
"In a moment - I'm gonna ask Mario if he's interested in watching with us," replied Joker, walking away as he pointed his thumb towards Mario's house.
Joker: *holds up mysterious picture to the camera* Got any idea as to who this girl is?
Chilling out in the back of the mansion was Master Hand, who was busy admiring his new Lamborghini in private. Sure, the dashboard was busted and all, but everything else looked nice!
"Master Hand!" Pit called out to the giant hand from up above, flying to the mansion site. In the angel's arms was Tom Nook; the tanoki would've preferred manual transportation, but Pit was suitable.
"Oy vey..." sighed Master Hand, as Pit landed on the ground and firmly placed Tom Nook on his feet. "...what is that you two blokes want?"
"I have finally learned my lesson, Master Hand..." Tom Nook told the giant hand, who was now all ears as he loosened up a bit. "...I have finally seen the light."
"Yes, go on, what did you learn?"
"The thing...that you wanted me to learn...is that..."
"Don't be so shy now, Tom Nook, just tell me..."
"I have learned...THAT I'M A NO-GOOD, TWISTED, DEMENTED SOCIOPATH WITH NO MORALS AND NO REGARD FOR ANY LIVING CREATURE, WHO DOESN'T EVEN DESERVE TO LIVE!"
Tom Nook cooled off, having yelled at the top of his lungs in an uncharacteristic manner, as Pit and Master Hand looked on. The former was shocked, having no idea that Tom Nook had that much in him.
"You...you actually meant those things?" asked Master Hand, wanting to confirm that Tom Nook wasn't lying.
"Every single word," nodded Tom Nook...but little did Master Hand know, that Tom Nook had his fingers crossed behind his back. Well, technically, the tanoki didn't have fingers, so he just held up a sign that had crossed fingers on it.
"WOO HOO!" Out of nowhere, Master Hand cheered as he shook his fist in celebration. "About time you realized that. Now that we're both on equal terms - and on an equal mindset - I can now officially let you back inside the mansion!"
"That went easier than I expected." Tom Nook fastened his tie, as he looked towards Pit. The angel had his fist out, for a fist bump, and Tom Nook would bump fists with Pit.
Tom Nook: Took me a while, but I learned what the lesson was - if you say something that Master Hand likes or agrees with, you can easily get on his good side. I'm sure many other egomaniacs operate the same way.
"You boys interested-a in watching Jurassic World?" Mario called out to Master Hand and company, from the mansion's backdoor. "Joker invited me, and so I'm gonna invite-a you guys...because-a reasons!"
"You two can go on without me," Master Hand said to Pit and Tom Nook. "I'm gonna finish admiring my dream car." So Pit and Tom Nook walked away, leaving Master Hand alone to admire his new Lamborghini. "Why are they watching a movie for, mansion's not even done yet..."
From this point onward, the Mini Mementos that Joker, Yu, and Minato tried to keep a secret was now no longer a secret. What was meant to be a hangout for Persona characters only was now a hangout open to pretty much anyone.
That much was made apparent that night, when the Persona gang were joined in the movie theater by several residents, in watching Jurassic World. There was still some popcorn left, but Joker and Minato, learning their lesson, offered some soft drink from the pantry as a beverage.
"Who knew that Cilan had all this popcorn in the pantry..." remarked Zelda, looking at the bag of popcorn in Link's hands. The princess was invited to the movie theater by Link; she really needed a break from Berkut.
"Want some of my popcorn?" Teddie offered his popcorn to Fox, who was sitting in his seat with his hand over his exposed stomach. Fox, who looked pretty full, waved off Teddie with his hand.
"I made some very poor choices over the week..." replied Fox, as he heard his stomach growling. The pilot groaned, sinking into his seat.
Fox: You think Krystal will be angry at me for not inviting her over to movie night?
Falco: If it makes you feel better, I buy new electronics with Katt's debit card, without even telling her. I know that girl's PIN and everything!
Fox: *looking amazed* ...Falco you gave me a strong sense of confidence that I never even knew that I had.
Joker sat at the front row with Makoto, and he was feeling bothered. Not because of Goro, or the fact that he was almost kidnapped. Joker's mind was all over that picture he found earlier. Where did it come from? Who gave him the picture? What did the picture entail? These questions and more raced through Joker's head.
"Why do you look so tense for?" Makoto asked Joker, tapping her boyfriend to snap him out of his thought-occupied trance. "Sit back and enjoy the movie!"
"Uh...right," nodded Joker, sitting back in his chair and loosening up. The young man slyly dug into his pants pocket, and pulled out that mysterious picture so he could take a glance at it.
Whoever that girl in the picture was, Joker had to find out about her identity soon.