Aqua and her new robot friend are captured, what's going to happen?
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Persona 5 Royal Fanmake Gaston Arc Chapter 4
Aqua's Awakening
"…Hey." A familiar voice said in Aqua's unconscious black void "Hey! Wake up!
Aqua groans and opens her eyes to find her lying on a wooden bed. She sits up and sees she is in a prison cell, however unlike the last one it was bigger, she wasn't chained or in prison outfit and not alone as the Purple haired drone girl was with her.
"You alright?" The drone girl asked concerned.
"I'm good, didn't hit me that hard" Aqua said rubbing her head.
"I see…" The drone girl said, and she looks around the cell "Well I can confirm this ain't no dream…Ugh! What's going on?!
The drone girl runs to the iron cell door and kicks her and calls out "Hey, let us out of here! I know there's someone out there!" Getting no response she comes back to Aqua "Dammit, where are we? Is this some kind of movie set?!"
"I don't know" Aqua said standing up
All of a sudden, the two hear someone somewhere crying out in pain and that makes the two jump. They both run to the cell door to check it but see nothing.
"Th-The robot hell was that just now?" The drone girl said concerned. They hear more cries of pain. "Whoa….Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa…You're kidding me, right?"
"This place might be real…" Aqua said worried.
"If that's the case, it's real bad…I don't want to be in some kind of Isikai!" The drone girl said "Isn't there some way out of here?! C'mon we gotta do something!"
Aqua looks around and checks the Iron bars. The Drone girl said "These bars are tought than they look…" Aqua checks a barrel and she said "Hey, should we hide in here and trick the guard? I mean it probably won't work like it does in TV shows and movies thought…"
Aqua then checks some wall chains and the Drone girl concerned asked "Hey, aren't those chains used for like…torturing and stuff, right? Darn it! This isn't funny!" She then looks to the iron bars "Huh? You hear that?"
Aqua goes to the iron bars to see the chessboard themed knights walking up to there cell, the lead one had silver where the white squares on their chest armour were. Indicating he was presumably as a captain of the troops.
"Be glad that your punishment has been decided upon." The captain said to the two. "Your charge is 'unlawful entry.' Thus, you will be sentenced to death."
"Say what?!" The drone girl said shocked.
"No one's allowed to do as they please in my castle." A familiar voice said as they approach.
Who it was surprised them it was Gaston only he was different, he had yellow glowing eyes, a dark blue face, light blue streaks in his black hair and was wearing a black and white striped jacket, blue shorts and black boots and also a red, yellow and black royal cape.
"Huh? Wait…Is that you, Gaston?" The drone said confused "What's with the weird look?"
"Gaston?" Aqua said surprised this was different from the one in the car she saw.
"I thought it was some petty thief, but to think it'd be you, Doorman." Gaston…? said looking at the drone girl revealing her last name he smirks "Are you trying to disobey me again? It looks like you haven't learned you lesson at all, huh?"
Gaston…? looks at Aqua and added "And you brought a friend this time…because you can't do anything for yourself."
"This isn't funny, you big jerk!" Doorman said angry shaking the bars.
"Is that how you speak to a king?" said Gaston…? "It seems you don't understand the position you're in at all. Not only did you sneak into my castle, you committed the crime of insulting me the king." He smirks evilly "The punishment for that is death."
He then motioned to the guards with his hand as the captain gets closer to the cell door "It's time for an execution! Hengemen take her out!"
Aqua and Doorman were surprised while the drone girl steps back nervous and said "S-Stop it!" The Hengemen captain and two other regular Hengemen enter the cell separating the two girls "…Dammit!" She then charges and knocks one of the Hengemen down. She looks at Aqua and said "I ain't down for all this! Come on, we're out of here!"
"Look out!" Aqua said seeing the Hengemen captain move.
The captain moves to Doorman and punchs her in the gut knocking her into the wall "Nngh…Owww…" Doorman groans as she falls to her knees. As the knocked down Hengemen gets up
"Leave her alone!" Aqua said and struggles to push the Hengemen blocking her from Doorman.
"Just go! Get outta here! These guys are serious!" The drone girl said to Aqua.
"Oh? Running away, are we? What a heartless friend you are." Gaston…? said to Aqua smirking.
"Bite me! She's not a friend…" Doorman said to him. Aqua looks at her surprised but the drone girl said to her "Come on! Hurry up and go!"
"B-But…" Aqua said not sure what to do.
"What's the matter? Too scared to run away?" Gaston…? asked Aqua still smirking "Hmph, pathetic scum isn't worth my time…" He smirks looking at Doorman "I'll focus on this one's execution."
Then while the Hengeman captain holds his lance at Aqua to keep her against the way, the other Hengemen hold Doorman by her arms up.
"Take this!" Gaston…? said as he punches Doorman in the face. He keeps beating her and said "Lowly scrape bot! Useless pest!" He then whacks her and the two guards drop her as she falls to the floor.
Gaston…? looks down on the drone girl and spits on her while saying "…Hmph. Where did that energy from earlier go?" One on the Hengemen picks Doorman up and tosses her to opposite Aqua in the room "A peasant like you isn't worth beating. I'll have you disassembled right now and recycled to something useful like tin cans."
"Stop this right now!" Aqua called out.
"Hm…?" Gaston…? looks over at Aqua and said "What? Don't you dare tell me you have no idea who I am." He walks up to her and looks her in the eye, Aqua glares at him "That look in your eyes irrates me!" He then kicks her, and she falls over against the wall. He looks to his men "Hold her there…After the peasant, it's her turn to die." He smirks looking at Doorman.
The Hengeman captain approaches the drone girl. Aqua attempted to move to help her but the other two Hengemen grab Aqua and force her against the wall holding her in place.
"No…No I don't want to die…" The drone girl said feeling terrified and seeing this Gaston…? laughs in amusement
Aqua looks down unsure what to do, was this the end. Just then a voice reaches out to her it was the butterfly "This is truly an unjust game…Your chances of winning against Asmodeus are almost none. But if my voice is reaching you, there may yet be a possibility open to you…"
'What was that?' Aqua thought confused. 'Asmodeus? So that isn't Gaston…I am so confused'
"What's the matter?" Another voice said in her head, this time it was male "Are you simply going to watch? Are you forsaking her to save yourself?"
"What? Who's there?" Aqua said looking around the two Hengemen look at her confused.
"Death awaits her if you do nothing" The male voice told Aqua "Was your previous decision to help someone a mistake then?" Aqua flashes to the night she tried to help that woman that led to her probation to show what previous decision the voice meant.
"No…it wasn't a mistake; I was in the right then" Aqua said in a low voice but seethes in anger. This isn't her, she never one to let unjust people get what they want.
She then watches as the Hengeman captain picks Doorman up by the neck ready to execute her and readies it's lance. Aqua struggles to get free.
"Very well…I have heeded your resolve." The male voice said and Aqua gasps and struggles as she feels an intense pain coming from inside of her like something was trying to get out "Vow to me. I am thou, thou art I…Thou who art willing to perform all sacrilegious acts for thine own justice! Call upon my name, and release thy rage!"
Aqua screams out in pain as the voice continues "Show the strength of thy will to astertain all on thine ownm though thou be chained to hell itself!"
Gaston…? points his hand at Doorman and orders the captain "Execute her!"
"That's enough!" Aqua calls out which surprises Gaston…?
"What was that…?" Gaston…? said surprised as he and the Hengeman captain look back at Aqua, the latter lets go and drops Doorman. Gaston…? glares and asked "You desire to be killed that much? Fine by me!"
He motions to one of the Hengemen who hits Aqua in the face with it's shield knocking her glasses off. She was then held against the wall by the two Hengemen guards lances. The captain readies his lance to stab into Aqua's chest while Gaston…? looks on with a grin. Doorman struggles to get up and could only sit against the wall. Gaston…? then motions his hand and the Hengemen reaides to strike.
Just then Aqua feels something inside her again and a powerful gust of wind happens which knocks the captain onto the ground. When it subsides everyone looks confused at Aqua.
Aqua raises her head and on her face was now the black helmet mask "Huh?" She feels it and tries to pull it off but it felt like it was attached to her face and as she rips it off it was like pulling on her skin and she cries out in pain as blood comes from around her eyes. Then when she next looks up she is smirking and her eyes were yellow like Gaston…?'s
Blue fire then begins to engulf around her and the blue figure from the day she arrive begins to come out of her and laughs the same as the male voice which surprises the four villians. The fire begin separates from Aqua revealing her now in the blue and black armour from the prologue through the fiery figure was still attached to her by black chains.
The blue flames disperse revealing them to have a very tall top hat, a long-horned mask for its face, it appears to not have an actual head, a cropped red eighteenth century-esque suit worn open with the collar popped, stitched heart designs on the shoulders, a white ruffle tie, a black, tailed corset running down its torso; large, black, feathery wings starting at around the small of its back; claws; red coverings on its legs resembling pants and boots with blade-like heels.
Aqua motions her arms and the figure uses his wings to knock away the Hengemen with another gust of wind which knocks them out. Gaston…? had fallen onto his behind in fear at seeing this gets up and runs for the cell door.
Wha…what the…?" Doorman in shock and surprise.
"Well…this feels so right" Aqua said as she feels this is so liberating as her eyes were back to their normal colour.
"I am the pillager of twilight Arsene!" The figure floating next to Aqua said introducing himself.
"What the…" Doorman said confused as Aqua looks at her armour confused by it. The drone girl admits the figure that came out of Aqua was cool looking.
"What are you Arsene?" Aqua said just as confused.
"I am the rebel's soul that resides within you." Arsene said in response "If you so desire I shall consider granting you the power to break through this crisis."
"Very well then, give me your power Arsene!" Aqua said with a nod as she draws her safety dagger.
"Hmph, very well…but first a weapon more deserving of you." Arsene said and Aqua's dagger is engulfed in flame and turns into the key bladed weapon "The Keyblade shall henceforth be the weapon your malee weapons form into."
"Not bad" Aqua said smiling.
"Who the hell are you?!" Gaston…? said having recovered from the shock.
"Your worst nightmare Gaston or should I call you Asmodeus?" Aqua said grinning
Gaston…? growls at that and said "Guards!" The Hengeman captain and one of the regular guards stands up recovering. Gaston…? points at Aqua and ordered "Start by killing that one!"
"At once my lord" The Hengeman said and they transform to a pumpkin headed wizard carrying a lantern with one hand, they were known as Crypt-dwelling Pyromaniac.
"You'll learn the true strength of my men!" Gaston…? said with a smirk.
"This power of mine is yours!" Arsene said to Aqua "Kill them however you want. Run wild to your heart's content!" With that he fades into the shadows, he be summoned back when his power his called upon.
"Got it" Aqua said and uses the Power of Arsene to unleash a curse attack Eihe onto one of the enemies oblerting it."
"You'll pay for that He-ho!" The Crypt-dwelling Pyromaniac that was left said but Aqua dodges the attack and did Eihe again destroying him.
"All too easy" Aqua said with a smile. Whatever this was it was amazing, and she loved it.
"What…" Doorman said in shock. Aqua looks at herself confused while she loved this power and this look, it was still confusing. "What was that just now?"
"Your guess is as good as mine" Aqua said.
"You little…" Gaston…? said in anger as he approached, how could his men so easily be bested. All of a sudden Doorman rushes him and knocks him over "Aagh!"
"Ha! You like that you human jerk?!" Doorman said with a glare.
"Quick! The key!" Aqua called out as on the floor were the cell keys one of the guards dropped.
"Y-you mean this?!" Doorman said and grabs them and the two run out the cell, she closes the door and locks it. "Okay, it's locked!"
"Damn you!" Gaston…? said in anger recovering and grabs the cell door
Doorman looks to Aqua and asked "Hey! What was that just now?! And…your clothes…they're now a suit of armour." Aqua feels flames engulf her and she was now in her uniform again, even had her glasses back on. "Whow, it went back to normal?!
"The more that happens the more confused I get." Aqua comments
The sudden shaking of the cell door spooks them as Gaston…? says "You inferiors!"
"Robot god, this is all so nuts!" Doorman said groaning. "Anyway, let's scram! You lead the way!" She throws the keys far from the cell
"Right!" Aqua said and the two begin running.
"Gaddam thieves…After them! Don't let them escape!" Gaston…? said in anger but he thinks 'How…how did the blue hair one know my hidden name…?' "You inferiors! You think you can get away with doing this to me?!"
"I don't care about any of this!" Doorman said to Aqua "Let's just get out of here!"
Aqua nods and the two begin to run the had to escape.
Aqua has now unlocked her phantom thief attire, will the two escape?
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