bopdog111: You guys probably noticed a change last chapter.
Ulrich362: Originally the plan was for Playmaker to get Personas of the Palace Ruler's deck but in hindsight... sticking to Cyberse mounters might work better.
bopdog111: Well it's more like, I thought of a unique way for Playmaker to obtain Personas using Neo Storm Access inside, and outside of Dueling but I didn't inform Ulrich, and just went with what happened instead. So sorry for that.
Ulrich362: That said... things are going to get even more interesting in this chapter.
bopdog111: How exactly?
Ulrich362: Let's just say a familiar pair of monsters might lead to something. Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimers: We don't own anything but the OCs.
(Cue Theme: Secret Base)
After that time they managed to help Playmaker obtain a Persona, they moved forward to advance forward into Akira's Palace while keeping Blue Angel safe against the Shadows of the area while taking care to avoid traps, or anything else that might hinder there progress. It took a while for Playmaker to make use over both Decode Talker, and Link Bumper but he finds he can use Link Bumper for some support, and while chatting with Joker is making sure they grow stronger while fighting but only when needed cause fighting more only wastes there energy.
Soon they arrived at another security locked door. Walking over Blue Angel placed her hand on the scanner as it scanned her hand before it opened up. "ACCESS GRANTED."
"Hey, shouldn't we have found another map by now?" Skull questioned frowning as he accidentally got the attention of an android. "Oh crap!"
Hearing the commotion it turned over seeing them. "What the-where did you come from!? Intruders!"
(Cue Battle Theme: Take Over)
The android turned into another of the hounds while the multi-sided fiend is with it.
"Tindangle Hound, and Base Gardna!" Blue Angel identified what the two were. "You said before Hound is weak to physicals while Gardna is to wind?"
"Exactly." Mona nodded. "Come Diego, Garudyne!"
Diego appeared firing waves of wind towards Base Gardna making it dropped down but Hound charged forward to attack which gotten smacked by Skull's club over before jumping back allowing Joker to slash with his dagger knocking back Hound before the thieves pointed there firearms.
"ALL-OUT ATTACK!"
With that command the thieves all jumped attacking the two Shadows all over before Panther jumped down giving out a pose as the shadows exploded behind them.
"Try to be more careful next time Skull." Crow pointed out to him.
"Sorry."
Playmaker rolled his eyes over from this before stating over. "At least this time was quick. We better keep moving." They moved forward before suddenly Axis pinged on Joker's Duel Disk.
"Oh hold up!" Axis called over.
"Huh, what is it?" Sophie inquired curiously.
"I'm detecting an area where cognition isn't strong. We be safe there." Axis explained over.
"A safe room, that's just what we need right now." Fox chuckled.
"Can you lead the way Axis?" Queen requested calmly. "The sooner the better."
"Here." An arrow appeared on Joker's Duel Disk where the safe room is.
"Safe room...?" Blue Angel trailed off first hearing of it.
"Think of it like... a place where Shadows can't go. Where we can catch our breath and figure out our next move." Fox explained calmly as they followed the arrow. "They're quite useful for us."
"There are certain areas where your brother doesn't have much control over so his cognition over them is weak." Mona explained simpiler towards her.
"So... basically the less control he has, the less distorted that type of area is?"
"Whoa, you caught up on that more then Skull." Mona grinned over impressed Blue Angel caught on already.
"Hey, what you sayin'!?"
"Safe room over here!" Axis voiced over before Skull, and Mona can start another argument.
"So this is a safe room." Sophia mentioned seeing it. "It's the first time I've seen one."
"Oh yeah, the Jails never had safe rooms did they?" Oracle recalled with a smile. "Then again, they were kind of different from Palaces."
They entered looking around before the room distorted seeing a lone room with posters of Blue Angel on them before fading but when it distorted the thieves can sense depression, and loneliness from it.
"Ok, that's a little creepy." Skull mentioned turning to Blue Angel. "Why would your brother have a room full of posters of you?"
Blue Angel looked down from this answering over. "This... is my room. Those posters are from me collecting my own merch."
Playmaker frowned walking over to her. "Are you alright?"
"Sorry it's just... seeing my room as a safe room is really ironic. I always do feel like expressing myself out of school, and away from Akira here." Blue Angel explained over towards them. "Growing up he kept me from mostly anything, and everyone always asked me to use my connections with him to get a job over at SOLs... you can imagine how lonely, and depressed I was feeling from always being seen as 'Akira's Sister'. So I tried using Blue Angel to express myself more positively, and prove to him that I can handle myself."
She then stepped forward looking around. "But... from this Palace..." She turned over towards Mona. "It's safe to say he isn't gonna let me go even if I do that?"
"That's why we're going to change his heart." Mona reassured her. "Trust us, as bad as things look right now it'll all work out for the best."
"Mona's right, and... if you think about it doesn't this palace prove that he cares about you and wants you to be safe and ok? It's not like he's keeping you prisoner for some other reason." Oracle piped in as she took out her laptop and started typing on it.
Blue Angel looked down. "I sometimes feel I am a prisoner though... I just want to be free, and I was even invited to a tournament in Hawaii..." Her shoulders started shaking. "His first instinct was to shred the invitation."
Joker hugged her gently. "Don't worry, things will work out soon."
Blue Angel looked over towards him. Joker just had a small smile on his face. "We'll change your brother's heart, and things will start to improve."
"Actually, I can't help but wonder something." Panther mentioned getting their attention. "This palace belongs to your brother, but his actions make it seem more like he's your father or guardian... did something happen?"
Blue Angel looked down from this. "You all might've seen it earlier. The car crash during our parent's wedding anniversary."
"I see, was that when your brother started acting like this?" Fox inquired.
"It first started small as a typical brother." Blue Angel explained over towards them. "But later on when he began working for SOL Technologies he started to see how deep corruption runs, and about Akira's personal connection with the Prince of SOL Technologies along with his comrades three Bounty Hunters named Ghost Gal, the Shepherd, and White Tiger where he sees how cold-hearted, and cruel humanity can be, and started to limit how much I can do. Then the years when you all came along starting with that pervert from Shujin, the death of the CEO of Okumura Foods, and the revelation over the Prime Minister when they gotten Calling Cards from you all, is when he started to be what he is now. Worried that you guys will do something to me despite me not having the conditions to be a target."
"In other words his desire to protect you grew out of control until it became an obsession to control everything you ever do." Queen summarized with a frown. "He's not a cruel person, just one who's desires were distorted by circumstances he had no control over."
"Then it's obvious what we need to do!" Skull pointed out. "We've got to change his heart... no, you have to change it."
"Wha-me?" Blue Angel looked surprised from hearing that.
"I agree, it's thanks to you that we even have the chance to change your brother's heart." Panther mentioned. "Plus, unlike some adults like Kamoshida, Madarame, or Shido... your brother is a good person over all and I think he really does love you and want what's best for you... he's just forgotten what that really is, someone to support you, not control you."
"But... can I even do it? I don't have one of those things you all use against Shadows. Best I can do is use my whip to throw them off." Blue Angel does look real nervous about the thought of stealing her brother's most prized possession within the Palace.
Playmaker gently put a hand on her shoulder. "Not by yourself, but you're not alone Skye."
Blue Angel looked towards him as he softly nodded over before looking over towards the Thieves as they all gave out smiles, nods, or in Akechi's case crossed his arms staring at her with a knowing gaze. Seeing this amount of trust she stared over before softly looking down before raising her head up. "Okay... the Blue Angel in the book I read cried blue tears due to being really lonely, and one day when attacked her friends came to aid her. I think this is the part of the story we are doing here so let's do this!"
"Sounds like a plan, so ready to keep going?" Noir asked softly.
She nodded as Mona looked at the map seeing the distance between them, and the treasure is still far ways off but can see a big area after the hallway they are in.
"Stay close, just in case." Fox told Blue Angel calmly.
She nodded as they readied for the next area. Taking a peek outside, Sophie, sounded it's all clear and they exited running together with Blue Angel close to them to stay safe, and being careful against any threats that might encounter them. Soon they arrived at another scanning door which Blue Angel walked over placing her hand on the door scanning it before the door pinged. "ACCESS GRANTED."
The door opened as they walked in staying careful before they heard an android's voice. "Open the ray shield!" Suddenly things were dropped which Mona, and Blue Angel's quick instincts jumped before they activated trapping the other thieves in a ray shield.
"Not this again!" Skull cried in annoyance pounding on the shield. "Mona, is there a switch anywhere we could use another great shot."
"You can try but the only way to disable the barrier is from this remote I am holding." a voice broke out behind Blue Angel, and Mona as they turned away.
Who was there was Zaizen in the same appearance the Thieves seen him in on the picture last time they were in the palace holding a remote control with a elite leveled android beside him.
Widening her eyes Blue Angel looked stunned seeing him. "Akira!?"
"Blue Angel remember that's your brother's Shadow! His suppressed inner thoughts taken form!" Sophie called out toward Blue Angel.
"Don't you get how much you're hurting your sister?" Mona questioned staring at Zaizen.
"I am merely keeping her safe from people like you." Shadow Zaizen stared at Mona in disgust. "Anything I do is for her safety so you won't murder her like how you murdered Kunikazu Okumura."
"The Phantom Thieves never murdered anyone." Crow told him calmly. "That was me."
"And are you a Phantom Thief?" Shadow Zaizen narrowed his eyes to him.
"In a manner of speaking, suffice to say I wasn't one at the time." Crow answered calmly. "In fact, I was directly opposed to them back then."
As he was saying that Mona took out a slingshot and fired a shot at Shadow Zaizen's remote. To Mona's shock a barrier deflected the shot.
"What?" Mona questioned seeing that.
"You really think I'm THAT idiotic to bring the remote with me, and not have any defenses handy when you try taking it?" Shadow Zaizen glared over at Mona. "I'm not that predictable."
"Akira you need to stop!" Blue Angel cried to him. "They're trying to help you!"
"Help? Me?" Shadow Zaizen looked over at her. "I don't need any help but I am doing can only be achieved by me alone, you are my top priority, NO ONE elses!?" He then looked stern. "And for that matter what are you doing out of your room!? Are you starting to be disobedient in addition to starting to talk back!? Does my smack earlier not taught you anything!?"
That shocked the Thieves from hearing Zaizen had smacked Blue Angel earlier already knowing how possessive he was towards her but to go that far...
"What the hell!?" Skull questioned. "What's he talking about?"
"He hit you?" Oracle asked stunned.
"That..." Blue Angel looked a bit hurt from that.
"It was when she dueled you Playmaker." Shadow Zaizen glared over towards Playmaker who stared back. "She was approached by a Knight of Hanoi earlier before she dueled you, and after that match the virus that infected you made everyone talk about that she is a Hanoi! Do you know what this could mean to me, and to her!? Everyone is gonna talk about that I had been taking in a Knight of Hanoi, and make things even more difficult for me to keep her out of this! Then she decided to talk when I decided the best thing to do is delete Blue Angel, and confiscate her Duel Disk, and she decided to run! You are responsible for this happening to the both of us!"
"So instead of supporting and trusting your own sister you just take away the one thing she loves?" Queen questioned. "How can you do something like that?"
"Whatever I do for her is none of your business." Shadow Zaizen is still glaring looking defensive. "Everything I do is for her sake, no-one else's, I am doing what I can to protect her at all costs. I am doing what's best for her."
"...No." They looked over towards Blue Angel who has shadows over her eyes. "No, your not."
"What?" Shadow Zaizen questioned turning to her.
"Ever since our parents died, I thought of the same thing... you are doing what was best for me. But as I was growing up, you have been getting more and more protective over me. Everything I do, I require your permission. It's a miracle you allowed me to be in Link VRAINS, even if you are the Security Manager. But now you tried to talk away the only thing I have left I love after that incident..." Blue Angel looked over towards her brother's shadow who looks confused. "I have had enough... Your only doing what's best for yourself, and had been on my back for a long time not allowing me to make my choices or do what I want! I have had it, and with that I will do what I can... TO STEAL YOUR HEART AND MAKE YOU BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE BEFORE!"
The Thieves all stared at her with proud grins from this while Playmaker had risen eyebrows, and Crow shrugged from seeing this before while Shadow Zaizen stepped back from this seeing how stern she is... and what happens afterthat.
(Cue Theme: Awakening)
"So you finally choose to stand on your own two feet?"
Blue Angel gasped as her eyes turned golden as a splitting headache happens with a small ringing that seems to be getting louder every second as she grabbed her head screaming loud dropping to her knees.
"Skye!" Shadow Zaizen cried turning to the Phantom Thieves hatefully. "What are you doing to her!?"
They are only staring over knowing what was going on while Playmaker being the newest member watching in shock while Ai raised from his Duel Disk looking over towards Blue Angel worried over.
"A lifetime of hiding behind a false smile ends today." Blue Angel kept screaming, and letting out pained gasps as she continued holding her head from the splitting headache squirming around on the floor. "It's time to step out of the shadow of those who claim to know what's best and spread your own wings. I am thou, thou art I..."
Blue Angel slowly feeling empowered despite the pain slowly stood on up letting out flinches from the pain. "The time has come let us make this world your stage and let your true self be shown to the world."
"Sorry I kept you waiting... Lycoris." Blue Angel raised her head as a card appeared in front of her. Shadow Zaizen sensing something stepped back as Blue Angel takes the card raising it. "Trickstar LYCORIS!" A blue flame wave erupted from her at this forcing everyone to brace themselves.
(Cue Theme: Will Power)
When everyone looked they see something was above her. A white skinned fairy having long brown hair, completely brown eyes wearing a pink dress that is brown frilled white cuffs around her shoulders red boots on her with brown tights on, having pearled jeweled arm bracelets around her wrists a pigtail on her head, and holding a short wand in her left hand with the Trickstar symbol on her chest. In short she is using Trickstar Lycoris the same monster she used to win against Playmaker when she challenged him.
"Amazing." Noir smiled seeing that.
"For real...?" Skull was stunned from this of course expecting her to awaken but is still in awe whenever one does.
"What in Cyberse's name is that?" Shadow Zaizen also looked stunned before he snapped to attention calling. "Guards! Guards!" At that several more Androids popped up all around her, and Mona as he pointed over at her. "Apprehend her!" Some of the androids transformed into several Tindangle monsters including a hot pink monster with the Tindangle eyes while having a woman face on it's body. "Skye don't make this harder then it needs to be!"
"My weak self depended on you before." Blue Angel defiantly readied her arm as her energy whip formed only to be turned into a blue whip with the Trickstar crest at the hilt before she readied it. "But now, I will show you that I can handle myself! Come on!" She readied for battle before turning over towards Mona. "You ready, Mona? Cause right now the stage is ours to take!"
"I'll follow your lead." Mona grinned drawing his own weapon. "Joker, just leave this one to us!"
Joker only grinned at that before nodding.
(Cue Battle Theme: Will Power)
"I'll guide you through the basics as we go on."
Blue Angel nodded readying from this as the lead android walked forward. "How dare you defy your brother!? You'll pay for your insolence!" He transformed into a large pink fiend similar to the Tindangles except it looks different. It has a bone like halo on it's back with the eyes around it's body while some spikes grew from the eyes, while having a spike like mohawk on it's head while having two legs standing.
"So Tindangle Returner is our enemy..." Blue Angel of course recognizes the beast in front of her preparing for battle. "Let's go Mona!"
With that the battle begins.
The androids charged in trying to attack with there weapons but through there speed Mona, and Blue Angel dodged while Mona moved to slice a few Shadows with his scimitar while Blue Angel used her whip around smacking several Shadows around while smacking some off while a Tindangle Hound charged in to pounce onto them while the angel like Tindangle known as Tindangle Angel charge a curse attack to which they avoided the attacks while still keeping on the offensive while Blue Angel spun around while her whip strikes everything it hits before whipping around over before her Blue Angel wings formed flying back to dodge an attack while Mona slashes, and jumps up to strike more androids, and Tindangles with his scimitar determined not to let anything do anything towards them while Tindangle Intruder with a Jherlth attacked over to try to break them down over towards them but the two were too strong.
"Persona!" Blue Angel called upon Lycoris that formed above her. "Take them down!" Lycoris charged a bless attack Kouha, and attacked the remaining androids/Tindangles destroying them leaving Returner by his lonesome to face the two thieves alone.
But during the battle the Thieves, and Mona were in awe for how quick, and agile she was during battle, and her abilities at using a whip like how they seen being an absolute beast on the field with the way she moves either by reflexes or by her wings while using her body to change her whips direction to strike at anything it can.
"She's good." Skull mentioned seeing that.
"Definitely." Panther agreed. "Try and hit their weaknesses too."
"Oracle, do these have weaknesses?" Mona asked as he took out a slingshot and fired at Tindangle Angel.
The shot destroyed Angel which Returner stared off seeing the two destroyed the Shadows/Androids leaving it by itself as it stared at them. Oracle typed in her laptop telling Blue Angel, and Mona. "It'll take me a while to find the weakness for the big guy so try to hold him off until then!"
"Tch, I expected no less from Protector Zaizen's sister. However the punishment for insolence has increased 5 fold for your case Skye. This is your last chance: Stand down before I do something we'd both regret."
Blue Angel glared over towards him. "Never. I intend to change my brother's heart to have him be back to what he was before he loses himself. So if you want me to stop, try it!" She, and Mona prepared over for battle.
"Alright fine, you two asked for it!" Returner let out a boost of energy which made the two stand there ground.
"Hey Mona... any idea how strong this thing is?" Blue Angel still had her grin feeling the thing's power, and can feel a sense of nervousness wash over her.
"It's going to be a lot tougher than the others, but it doesn't have a chance against us." Mona answered with a grin. "You hear that, you're going down!"
"Come then!"
Returner charged in to attack with it's claws but they avoided while Blue Angel charged in striking several times with her whip but Returner blocking one attack charged a Curse Attack blasting it which Blue Angel used her wings to fly above to jump over it as Mona moved slashing with his scimitar before then moving a horizontal slash down at it's waist but Returner flew back firing multiple Curse Attacks towards the two dodging them while Blue Angel spun her body striking Returner several times ending with a downward smack at it's head while Mona fired several bombs with his Slingshot exploding on impact before summoning Diego doing Garudyne which hit Returner.
"Alright got it! Bless Attacks are it's weakness!" Oracle voiced over towards them.
"Bless Attacks?" Blue Angel blinked hearing that.
"Light, just like you did before with Lycoris." Violet explained.
Hearing that Blue Angel nodded moving around when Returner tried swiping his claws over to attack the two together which they dodged before Blue Angel raised the card. "Trickstar Lycoris! Go Kouha!" Lycoris fired a spell with her wand striking Returner who roared out dropping to the ground on it's back. "What now?"
"Now we hack away before it gets up!" Mona called before charging forward as they attacked all around Returner with him taking charge by making hard several slashes towards Returner with his scimitar while Blue Angel smacked around with her whip to which she flew up using another Kouha to blast Returner at the face as Mona summoned Diego again using Garudyne to struck hard at Returner before Blue Angel struck several times with her whip around before Returner gets back up.
"There is no escape!" Returner started to charge for a big attack as three balls of Curse energy build around his head.
"Uh, does that look bad?" Blue Angel asked Mona seeing that.
"It's charging a big one!" Oracle answered over to them. "Mona give her some cover!"
"Diego!" Mona called as his own Persona appeared. "Miracle Rush!"
Diego charged a large attack striking Returner which destroyed the orbs before it can finish it's attack making it let out a roar before charging forward to attack more which they dodge as Blue Angel smacked around with her whip as Mona jumped up firing bombs at Returner down kept going as it flew to the other side landing in a backroll, and quickly dodged when Returner attempted to attack him down before trying to land a Curse Attack at them which they dodged over before Blue Angel flew over with her wings, and spin around smacking Returner several times with her whip around before finishing with a knee to the jaw pushing it back before it attempted to attack again only for Blue Angel to call Lycoris firing another Kouha striking it, and forced it down again.
"Okay download complete!" Axis called from Joker's Duel Disk before the Thieves heard a familiar whistle.
"Take him down Mona!" Oracle grinned.
"Yeah, finish it off!" Skull agreed grinning while Joker just smirked knowingly.
"Alright let's go Blue Angel!" While confused Blue Angel nodded as they jumped up. "SHOWTIME!"
Blue Angel is shown on a stage waving for her Trickstar monsters only for a door to open showing Returner behind her which she turned around with a glare only for Mona wearing a security guard uniform to jump down turning around. "No invited guests!" He tossed several bombs in the air which Blue Angel with her wings jumped up with him before she spun around smacking the bombs down striking Returner several times over towards it before she concluded off. "Show's over boys!"
Charging down she kicked Returner's jaw, and with her whip holding one last bomb swung it striking Returner in a big explosion before she, and Mona preformed a pose over towards the audience over while Returner is destroyed behind them over.
"Awesome!" Skull grinned. "You two did a great job."
"Whew now that's what I call an epic finisher..." Ai remarked over impressed.
While Shadow Zaizen is stunned from this turn of events Blue Angel used her whip to snatch the remote from him. "What...? Skye wait!" Blue Angel not listening let out a defiant cry smashing the remote down with her whip which lowers down the barrier.
"That was amazing." Panther smiled.
They smiled before turning to Shadow Zaizen who sneered over before pressing a button on his gauntlet having him transported away. Blue Angel frowned from this. "Always turning away from battles he can't win." She suddenly gasped dropping down a knee suddenly feeling very exhausted. "Why... why do I feel so tired...?"
"It's normal for when you awaken, you just need to get some rest." Queen told her gently as Skull walked over offering his hand.
"Let's head back for now, we'll reach your brother's treasure soon." he smiled.
"Agh... man, I was hoping I wouldn't be dead weight..." Blue Angel softly takes Skull's hand to get out of the palace.
"It happened to all of us." Fox reassured her. "Trust us, you're anything but dead weight."
With that said everyone retreated out of the Palace, and back into the real world right at Cafe Nom.
A few minutes later...
Once Skye had been given a little time to try relaxing her energy, and still able to talk they arrived back to talk about this change of events over, and explained over towards Cal about what had happened.
"So basically he is starting to be too possessive over to her, and that made her have a Persona?" Cal sorta gets it, and figures that is probably the best way to explain what he does understood.
"Essentially." Akechi nodded. "Though, I was under the impression that star wasn't working anymore."
"Oh yeah, wasn't Jose's Star the only reason we could use those techniques?" Ryuji asked turning to Akira.
"I don't know." Akira admitted before blinking looking at Axis at his Duel Disk. "You said before the download was complete. Was that cause of you?"
"Quite right, Akira." Axis' eyes closed over happy before opening again. "I don't fully get how you preform your attack styles well in the Metaverse before it became Link VRAINS but I had detected something that seemed to benefit you all while giving Morgana-chan the ability to transform into a helicopter. I assume that King must've found it too, and incorporated it into Link VRAINS which allows me to use it to give you all that ability."
"It'll be a huge help." Sumire smiled. "Thank you very much Axis."
"So that was a Showtime Attack. Do I have one?" Sophia does recall that type of ability they used to have right up until Maruki's Palace before they've met her, and to be honest it really does excite her wondering if she has a chance to have one herself.
"You might." Futaba answered. "But we'll have to wait and see when we head back into the Palace."
"And might have to hurry." Skye voiced over while looking over her messages on her Duel Disks seeing several messages from her brother, and sees one that alarmed her.
"What is it?" Morgana asked her.
"My brother sent me a message. A message about sending me somewhere." Skye answered over towards them.
"Sending you... sending you where?" Ann asked nervously as they moved to see the message.
"'Skye, I did not want to do this but you had made me realize that there is only one way to keep you truly safe. If you won't let me delete Blue Angel to protect you, then you've forced me to send you off to a new Disciplinary Boarding School. This will have you make sure you know that you should be grateful, and appreciative of how much I've sacrificed for your sake to keep you safe, so I hope you learn that while your there. You only have 1 more week of freedom before your sent off so you better start packing right now'." Akechi read over what the message said over as if a deadline has been set.
"Just one week!" Ryuji cried in shock before his eyes widened. "Wait, if you're sent off in one week how long do we have to change his heart?"
"By my estimations we have probably around 5 days to change his heart before the offer can be finalized." Axis voiced over towards them. "This must mean the deadline is 5 days from now for us to take his Treasure or Skye gets sent to the Boarding School."
"Five days, that's not our tightest deadline but we can't afford to be too carefree." Yusuke noted only for Skye to suddenly brace herself against the wall of Cafe Nom.
"Come on, you definitely need some rest so I'll help you home." Yusaku offered.
"Sorry... I feel so useless... first letting Akira walk over me for my life, and now being so tired we had to get out of the Palace when we were close to the Treasure..." Skye frowned looking down from this.
"We were around halfway through the Palace." Morgana answered. "Though without your help we wouldn't have even gotten that far. Plus, we all went through the same thing when we awoke to our Personas so it's fine."
Skye let out a soft smile before turning over towards Yusaku. "Then... Thanks Yusaku... I always knew you were a good guy."
Yusaku smiled back before time froze over.
"I am Thou, Thou Art I...
Thou has acquired a new vow.
It shall become the wings of rebellion
that breaketh the chains of captivity.
With the birth of the Lovers Persona,
I shall become the key that shall lead
to promise, and truth..."
Skye Zaizen/Blue Angel: (Lovers; RANK 1)
Yusaku blinked at that before shaking his head slightly before offering his arm. "We should probably figure out a cover story for your brother."
Skye nodded taking his arm before they've both walked off from this. Akane seeing this gave a soft smile. "Anyone else thinking those two are made for each other?"
"They might be." Akira smiled before turning. "Sophia, Morgana, we should head to the Velvet Room."
"Oh almost time for these forms to wear off?" Morgana guessed over from this as he, and Sophia stood up.
"Better safe than sorry." Akira nodded.
"Hey Futaba?" Cal called over from the kitchen in his food truck.
"Yeah?" she asked turning to him. "What is it?"
Cal placed a container of something as he smiled over. "I found a packet at this at the store, and figure this can be the start of me serving this until I figure a homemade variety."
Opening the container her eyes widen seeing it was a plate of curry. Store-bought variety so not as good as her mother's recipe Boss makes but can satisfy her curry cravings.
"This is amazing, thank you!" Futaba smiled hugging him.
Cal widen his eyes but softly, akwardly patting her head. "Uh, sure..."
Futaba's eyes widened before moving back as she blushed slightly. "Sorry... curry's just the greatest food ever."
"Ah it's fine I know it is from the numerous times you mention it here." Cal brushed her off apologies with a soft smile. "Not be good as Boss' stuff but eh never knock something till you try right?"
"True." Futaba smiled warmly.
Meanwhile at the Zaizen household...
Hearing the door knocking Zaizen himself walked over to the door, and opened it keeping his cool if it's someone other then his sister.
"Sorry, my name's Yusaku Fujiki." Yusaku mentioned stepping aside to let Skye in. "Skye was helping me out with the dueling club and it might have taken longer than we thought. Sorry about that."
Zaizen looked over towards Skye who stared back before turned over towards Yusaku. "Thank you Fujiki... Now please excuse us we have something IMPORTANT to talk about."
She nodded back as Zaizen closed the door a bit hard. After seeing Yusaku walking off from the window thinking he's gone he turned over towards Skye with a stern look. "Skye, what have I tell you about running off like that?"
"I'm sorry Akira..."
"Sorry isn't going to cut it. I'm sure you gotten my message about sending you to the Boarding School?" Zaizen placed his hands on his hips while staring at her.
She flinched. " I... I saw, have you sent the information yet?"
"I have sent the offer off. I'm just waiting for the idea to be finalized in case I've changed my mind about it." Zaizen explained over towards her crossing his arms. "And unless you let me delete Blue Angel, and listen to me it isn't going to happen."
Skye looked down uncertainly before frowning as she just walked to her room. Zaizen sighed seeing this shaking his head. "Skye why did it have to come to this? All I've doing is keeping you safe, and it had to go like this?" Sighing more he went back to his office to take care of his business before calling a night.
"Looks like he's off your back for now." Axis quietly voiced over in Skye's Duel Disk.
"For now, but we need to change his heart... I just hope we can pull it off before its too late." Skye admitted uncertainly.
Ulrich362: An awakening, a Confidant, and a deadline.
bopdog111: A deadline titled as 'Days Until Skye is Sent to Boarding School', along with a Showtime Attack.
Ulrich362: True, but the Phantom Thieves are old pros at this so they'll be able to make it especially with Skye and Yusaku helping out. So what's going to happen next, back to the palace or some time building Yusaku's confidants?
bopdog111: Probably building the Social Links as Skye will need time to rest a bit. Along with that taking care of Ghost Gal for her key to the Data Banks.
Ulrich362: Makes sense to me, see you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!