[June, 2020]
[Taihei Boulevard, Kamurocho]
[11:32 PM]
Joker: *huff*.......*huff*
(The gang of men charge in to them.)
Mona: Zorro!
(Zorro slashes through the gang.)
(Joker charges in)
Joker: Maeigaon!
(Several gang members are inflicted with Curse spells, They slowly started bleeding out.)
(Joker then fights 5 members at once.)
Thug A: SHAAA!
(Thug A punches for Joker but he quickly dodges and kicks him on his leg, making the Thug lose footing.)
Thug B: COME HERE!
(Thug B makes a straight kick on Joker but he dodges.)
Arsène: HMPH!
(Arsène quickly breaks Thug B's leg with his elbow.)
Thug B: GAAAAAAH!
Joker: DEEIYAH!
(Joker punches Thug B to the ground.)
(Thug C And D gun for Joker.)
Thug C: DIE!
(Thug C points his pistol at Joker.)
Joker: !
(Joker quickly dashes to Thug C and breaks his arm, Around the same time disarms the pistol.)
Joker: HMPH!
(Joker flips the pistol and hits Thug C's head with the handle.)
Thug D: HAAH!
(Thug D throws a punch.)
(Joker dodges it around the same time he pulls Thug D's arm near him.)
Joker: HUP!
(Joker hits Thug D with his elbow, the Thug is sent unconscious.)
Thug E: HAAAAAAAH!
(Thug E throws a punch.)
Joker: ARSÈNE!
(Arsène appears and quickly crouches, he then punches Thug E's stomach.)
Thug E: UAAAAH!-
(Thug E is left dazed.)
Joker: Tch-......HMMMMPH!
(Joker jumps and makes a finishing flip kick.)
Joker: SHAAAAAAAH!
(Mona slashes through more members via Zorro.)
Joker: Rakukaja!
(Joker and Arsène's defense have been bolstered.)
.....
(As time goes on, he takes a massive amounts of hits in exchange for defeating more and more members overtime.)
Joker/Arsène: GAH!......USHAH!
(Joker and Arsène punch a member on the face, He is sent flying.)
Joker: *huff*.....*cough*
Gang Member: HAAAH!
(A member charges into Joker from behind.)
Mona: JOKER!
(Arsène quickly turns around and makes a backhand punch, The gang member is quickly down and unconscious.)
Joker: .......Thanks.
(One of the Thug members slowly stand up from unconsciousness)
Thug member: Y......you...
Joker and Mona: !
Thug member: You're that fucker who put Kaneshiro behind bars! You're the Phantom Thieves of Heart!
You're gonna fucking pay for incarcerating our boss!
Joker: What?
(The member has a red aura.)
Joker: (A shadow? Does he come from Kaneshiro's palace?)
(A crowd of people gathered around.)
"Hey it's that Phantom Thief guy!"
"Aren't they the people who exposed Shido?"
"I can't believe it! It's them!"
"They're back!"
Mona: We gotta go Joker, before the-
"STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Joker: Cops....
(Joker and Mona run away through the Kamurocho exit and switch back to normal.)
Ren: I think we lost them, But we won't last long. We need to head back quick!
Morgana: Let me see if I still got it.
"Morgana......TRANSFOOORM!"
(Morgana turns into a Van.)
(Ren quickly enters in, and drives away back to Yongen-Jaya [https://img.wattpad.com/557b329480b4b407d808849fc9f6a47c49f24cf5/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f386a5a68593548314959746e51413d3d2d313038323333313530332e313638366330313936646664643537343137383333353435383438312e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
(Ren quickly enters in, and drives away back to Yongen-Jaya.)
[The next day.]
[LeBlanc Cafe, Yongen-Jaya]
[12:22 PM]
(Ren wakes up, and gets up.)
Ren: OW-ow ow ow owww.......
Morgana: *yawn* Are you okay?
Ren: I-.....need to head to Takemi, have to get those wounds patched up real fast.
Morgana: Hey atleast your face is A-okay, Just wash it up. I don't want Sojiro worrying about us.
(Ren heads outside.)
Ren: Alright let's just hope she's still here [https://img.wattpad.com/de0d2ec9951eeb3f33e90e387f1e03e09115f4cc/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f73584f6d343077556e63373136413d3d2d313038323333313530332e313638366266386362303139356662363838323438363237313837342e706e67?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Ren: Alright let's just hope she's still here.
(Ren heads to the medical clinic, He takes the elevator.)
*ding*
Ren: Hello?
Dr. Takemi: hm?....
(Takemi notices Ren's presence.)
Oh. Ren!
Ren: Hey Doc, It's been awhile.
Dr. Takemi: Yes, it has been. My little guinea pig.
Ren: (Jeez, she still calls me that?..)
Dr. Takemi: So did you come here to stop by or are you my patient today?
Ren: I need a medicine.
Dr. Takemi: ......for?
Ren: .........Bruises and I think I got bits of internal bleeding.
(Takemi and Ren head in to the patient room.)
Dr [https://img.wattpad.com/f6eb2a44a416b503792b63b1bfbe39f81e578bc3/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f766e626f4834304647335f4f31413d3d2d313038323333313530332e313638376138333437323065303633363635303132393534393232312e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Dr. Takemi: Here, A hundred milligrams of Recov-R.
Ren: Thanks!
Dr. Takemi: What happened to you anyway?
(Ren takes the medicine.)
Ren: Long story.
Dr. Takemi: From what I can tell, You got yourself into a brawlout. Did you?
Ren: Yeah *coughs*, Thanks-....again, doc.
Dr. Takemi: Take care of yourself next time, That'll be ¥800.
(Ren heads back to LeBlanc.)
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Morgana: Oh you're back.
Ren: All patched up.
Morgana: Let's head to Futaba for a discussion.
Ren: Yeah, We'll have to tell her what's happening.
[In Futaba's Room]
Futaba: I knew it!
Ren: Worst case, They're Shadows.
Futaba: Wait W-What?! There are Shadows here?
Ren: Yeah.
Morgana: They lurk around disguised as humans.
Ren: But I gained the ability and can tell which is which.
Futaba: Wait.....if there are shadows. Then that means-
(Ren summons Arsène.)
Ren: Yeah.
Morgana: It all just suddenly happened, No feeling of rebel or anything. It's as if they just came back.
Futaba: Wait....let me try.
(Futaba stands up.)
Futaba: Persona!
...
...
Futaba: What? Then how do you guys-
(A ghast of blue flames appear around Futaba as Necronomicon, a UFO-looking Persona slowly appears.)
Futaba: .....
Hello old friend! Now I have the eye to everything again.
Morgana: Our navigator is back in the job! (But still......what triggers it?)
Ren: Well....these shadows aren't just your run-in-the-mill. They happen to be associated with one of our old enemies.
Futaba: Who?
Morgana: Kaneshiro's
Ren: I assume these were the shadows we encountered in his castle years back.
Futaba: Damn! We need to tell everybody about this.
(In the Phantom Thieves' Group Chat.)
Ryuji: "No friggin way! Shadows as humans?!"
Ann: "And Sumire being kidnapped.....God I can't believe this"
Futaba: "kaneshiro's men are behind this, who happens to be shadows."
Makoto: "Kaneshiro?!"
Ryuji: "That fat prick!"
Ren: "I almost had her last night....But we we're stopped by his men, Now I don't know where she is again."
Makoto: "I'm waiting for those results till I become detective, If so I pass. I could have a word with him."
Ryuji: "Damn...."
Haru: "Now those sudden increase of murders aren't for nothing."
Yusuke: "This is interesting and alarming. I'm in Okinawa right now. I'll help out whenever I can, Ren."
Ren: "I appreciate the help Yusuke."
Ann: "What are you doing there?"
Yusuke: "It's for an art exhibition being held there. Had to attend since one of my paintings are going to be added to the displays."
Ryuji: "Man, I wanna help but I'm too damn broke right now."
Haru: "Wait so if there are shadows lurking around then that means."
Ren: "Yeah. We can use our Personas."
Ryuji: "Dude, For Real?! Let me try!"
...
...
"No luck. How?!"
Ann: "Me neither"
Yusuke: "Nor me."
Makoto: "Also me."
Haru: "Nope."
Futaba: "What?! I had mine. And so is Morgana."
Ren: "Maybe it'll take time to come. There wasn't anything happening for us to summon, They just came back."
Yusuke: "Well I guess it must be fate that triggers it?"
Ryuji: "Nice! So it's up to the world that tells us when to use our friggin Personas!"
Ann: "Wait, so does that mean people can see our Personas?"
Ren: "Fortunately not, anyone who isn't a Persona-user aren't unable to."
Ryuji: "How can we differentiate between a normal person and a shadow?"
Ren: "From what I can tell, I gained the ability to know in advance. But I guess it's the way they sound and how they randomly provoke you."
Ann: "Wait, isn't Futaba also able to tell which one is which?"
Futaba: "My Persona can only detect a few possible Shadows beforehand but it's sometimes not correct, It can also count how many in total but only if we initiate, Ren can do it in advance."
Ren: "Well we gotta go now, We must locate Sumire again."
(Ren and Futaba close their phones.)
Ren: In any case, just let me know if you've found clues for Sumire. Meanwhile for us, we've gotta prepare ourselves.
Futaba: All right then, take care.
[LeBlanc Cafe]
[12:50 PM]
(Ren opens the door.)
Sojiro: Where have you been?
Ren: Just had to run some errands.
Sojiro: Oh I see, Your box of stuffs from your home came by here minutes ago. I put it upstairs
Ren: Really? Oh good!
(Ren went upstairs to his room, He then starts looking for something in his box.)
Ren: Where is it, where is it!?.....AHA!
(He found his convenient grappling hook.)
Ren: Alright just have to fix it up later. Let's head to Iwai-san.....if he's still there.
Morgana: That's a name I haven't heard in a while.
[Untouchable, Central Street, Shibuya]
[1:30 PM]
(Ren walks into the airsoft store "Untouchable")
Iwai: !
(Iwai notices Ren.)
Iwai: Well....if it ain't the kid.
Ren: It's been awhile, Iwai-san.
Ren: It's been awhile, Iwai-san [https://img.wattpad.com/420fea5bf39b0c9293172f0c81cec8119fb0ab0d/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f6f377644795f495f5a57427747413d3d2d313038323333313530332e313638373563663334316630643738313136303936333038303935342e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Iwai: Sure is....So what do you need?
Ren: You still got those daggers lying around here?
Iwai: Ah your usuals. Yeah, here.
(Iwai shows Ren a selection of daggers.)
Ren: Huh......
(Ren takes the time choosing one.)
.....
.....
Ren: I'll take this one.
Ren: I'll take this one [https://img.wattpad.com/42cc5886c13b45cfb58c790751bbcea250578dc8/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f47574156396e50544168336c54673d3d2d313038323333313530332e313638373564663838663437363934323732313039323137373434382e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Iwai: Alright, 8,000
Ren: ......
(Ren checks his wallet, he has 10,000.)
Ren: Yeah....I'll take it.
(Ren exits the store.)
Morgana: Now you finally got yourself a weapon.
Ren: Let's hope I still got it.
(Ren mildly swings around his dagger.)
Ren: Yep, I'm rusty.
Morgana: Atleast you don't get to use your knuckles, It honestly feels off seeing you punch.
(Ren's phone is ringing.)
Ren: Hello?
Sojiro: You mind helping out for a bit? Business is getting slow.
Ren: Oh alright I'll be there in a jiffy.
(Ren returns to LeBlanc and helps out Sojiro.)
[4:30 PM]
(Ren and Sojiro are waiting around for customers.)
Ren: .....
Sojiro: *sigh* Few people than usual again, Damn Pandemic.
(Ren is stuck thinking about Sumire, giving off a slightly sorrowed expression. Sojiro notices.)
Sojiro: Hey, Ren?
Ren: Huh- oh, Yeah, What is it?
Sojiro: You okay there?
Ren: Yeah....
...
...
(Sojiro slightly squints as he looks at Ren.)
Sojiro: You're having girl problems aren't you?
Ren: What?! N-no....
Sojiro: Oh, okay.
.......
.......
.......
Ren: Well, yeah..
Sojiro: Heh......Sumire wasn't it? What happened?
Ren: We're doing just fine.....
It's just- ......she's been kidnapped.
Sojiro: What?
Ren: Yeah.....I-I almost had her last night, I was close.....Now I don't know where is she again. Hell, I'm starting to fear my life's gonna be on the edge everytime I dig deeper.
She isn't a damsel in distress, But I know she wouldn't survive on her own.
Sojiro: Hmm, I get your picture. You reminded me of Wakaba
Ren: Hm?
Sojiro: There was nothing for me to do when Wakaba died, But I sometimes wish I knew what happened prior that. I sometimes wish I had prevented it. If I hadn't took her last notes as a joke.
But you Ren, You're a Phantom Thief right? You're on the position of breaking the chains of what will send you down to madness and regret. Come on son, I know you can do this with the help of your friends.
Ren: .......Thank you, Sojiro-san.
Sojiro: You've taken on Shido once, I expect this barely a hassle for you.
Ren: You're right.
[10:00 PM]
(Sojiro has left LeBlanc from closing up shop, leaving Ren for the night. Ren goes upstairs to his room.)
(Ren does a few push ups)
Ren: 10.....11......12.....13......14......15
Morgana: Let me help you with that.
(Morgana jumps to Ren's back)
Ren: !
Morgana: *yaaaawn*
(Morgana fell asleep.)
Ren: 16......
17.......18.......
19.......20.......
[The next day.]
[1:30 PM]
(Ren is texting Futaba.)
Ren: "Any luck?"
Futaba: "no, no clues. i^i"
Ren: Damn!
"Alright, keep on trying"
Futaba: "it'll either take me a few days to find her location."
.......
"do you have any important information on when she was kidnapped?"
Ren: "Well.....It was a black van that was used when she was took in. I can't remember the license plate."
Futaba: "mm"
"i'll start by trying to mess around with the cameras in kamurocho. meanwhile you just sit tight. (⌒▽⌒)"
Ren: "Alright, Thanks."
(Ren closes his phone.)
Morgana: So what's the plan.
Ren: We need to gear up. I fear our enemies behind this aren't going down easily.
Morgana: Well you think you could find your materials here? Most of them came from Mementos.
Ren: I'll try going around Tokyo for it.
(Ren spends his time buying materials throughout Tokyo.)
[Back at LeBlanc Cafe]
[3:17 PM]
(Ren heads upstairs to his work table.)
Ren: Alright, let's get started.
Morgana: You'd still got the recipe down?
Ren: Yeah, I think.
Morgana: Alright, just ask me when you forget something.
(Ren spends his time creating tools.)
[6:33 PM]
Ren: Aaaand there!
(Ren picks up what he created)
Ren: Hmm *smiles*. I think it'll do us good, right Morgana?................Morgana?
(Morgana is sleeping.)
(Ren then spends the rest of the day, Creating more tools.)
[3 Days later]
[3:26 PM]
(Ren is cleaning the bar counter)
Ren: .....
(Ren's phone vibrated.)
Ren: !
(He quickly pulls out his phone, seeing a notification from Futaba. He quickly unlocks his phone.)
Futaba: "i haven't found her"
Ren: "But"
Futaba: "i managed to find where Kaneshiro's men are.
Ren: "Where?"
Futaba: "arakawa ward"
........
"in an abandoned warehouse."
Ren: "Got it, Time for answers."
Futaba: "careful ren o.o"
(Ren equips his grappling hook and puts on his jacket.)
Ren: Let's go.
(Morgana nods.)
(Ren And Morgana head out from LeBlanc.)
[4:03 PM]
[Arakawa Ward]
[4:03 PM][Arakawa Ward] [https://img.wattpad.com/4b18ba711191884176506f7db299146708498058/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f412d52744a5334567a4b742d63413d3d2d313038323333313530332e313638376634376235333632636333633739303739333534383239322e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Ren: Alright....Let's get to it.
(Ren slowly opens the entrance door.....but it's locked.)
Ren: .......No worry.
(Ren lockpicks the door with his handmade materials.)
*click*
(Ren enters through.)
(Both Ren and Morgana Switch into their Phantom attire.)
(Joker and Mona slowly move around hiding behind boxes and through the shadows, being unnoticed.)
Joker: ......!
(Joker notices a shadow gang member.)
Joker: .......Hmmmph!
(He quickly does a rear naked choke.)
Joker (whispering): Speak, Where is your boss!
Gang Member: Ack!....H-he's.....in jail you dumbass-
Joker (whispering): I meant your current boss!
Gang Member: OH- I...ain't telling you......shit!
(Joker grabs his dagger out and stabs him on his leg.)
(Joker and Arsène quickly cover his mouth.)
Gang Member: (muffled, but demonic-like) AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
Joker (whispering): Talk! or your eye goes next!
Gang Member: H-he's in the 2nd floor!, By the 3rd room on the right side!
Joker: Thank you.
(Arsène knocks out the member.)
Mona: Alright, let's head on up.
(Joker and Mona enter upstairs to the corridor.)
Gang Member A: hm?......Hey you!-
(Joker fires his grappling hook to the gang member and pulls him. He then punches him.)
Gang Member B: Hmm? HEY!-
Mona: Shoot!
(Zorro quickly stabs the Gang Member.)
Mona: (whispering) This is not my idea of stealth!
(Meanwhile in the room of the Kaneshiro's Boss. He is writing through some papers.)
Kaneshiro Boss: Hm?
(Loud thuds can be heard through the door.)
....
....
(The noises stop, The door opens which reveals to be Joker.)
Kaneshiro Boss: !!....Who are you?!
(Joker glares at him.)
Joker: I came here for answers.
(The boss quickly grabs a broadsword. Joker's pupils become blue as he noticed the boss' aura is a brighter red.)
Joker: Shit.
(He goes for a overhead slash to Joker.)
Arsène: Hmph!
(Arsène catches the sword with his two hands by clapping. Joker follows it up by kicking the boss.)
(The Boss quickly gets up and tries to slash Joker. But he keeps deflecting and parrying with his dagger.)
(Joker manages to pin down the boss to the ground using Arsène. He crouches down to the boss and grabs out his dagger.)
Joker: Now tell me....
(Joker puts his dagger near the boss' neck.)
Joker: Where's Sumire!?
Kaneshiro Boss: I- I don't know!
(Arsène punches him.)
Joker: WHERE!?
Kaneshiro Boss: T-there are people being paid just to toss her around as bait for you....I don't know who's behind this but he might be doing this to call you out!
Joker: Then who the hell has her now!?
Kaneshiro Boss: I heard it's the Public Security......The government!
Joker: Wh-What?!......
(Joker slowly stands up with a shocked expression, letting the boss go.)
Mona: No way......
(The boss slowly readies his sword.)
Arsène: HMMPH!
(Arsène kicks down the boss' face, rendering him unconscious.)
Joker: Tch!
Mona: We need to go Ren! The cops might be here at any minute!
(Joker and Mona switch back to their normal attire. And head back to Yongen-Jaya.)
[Sakura House, Yongen-Jaya]
[5:00 PM]
Futaba: W-what?!
Ren: Someone really wants to pick on me. That's why they're using Sumire to bait me out.
Futaba: So what was the ruckus in Kamurocho? If they plan to use her as bait. Why take her away?
Ren: That's what I don't get....
Morgana: Maybe they were afraid of you? Or were they told to relocate?
Ren: But for what reason during that situation? It'd make sense to relocate her now but not at that time.
Futaba: Maybe this guy just likes to coy with you by moving her everytime you get close?
Ren: Possibly....
Futaba: And now even the Public Security has her! Things are really escalating....What do they want from her?!
Morgana: They could possibly be Shadows too.
Ren: Most likely. But I still may have criminal records as Joker, Even if I turned in. They don't even know half of what I've done.
Futaba: Yeah that's true. After what everything we've done years back, It's no surprise that the government wants to pin us down.
Ren: Tch!.....*sigh*
(Ren's phone vibrated)
Ren: Huh?
(There is a message with an unknown sender.)
Morgana: What is it?
Ren: !
"Looking for her?"
Ren: !?!
(Ren continues to read on the remaining message.)
"Takeshiba Pier tomorrow at 11. I'll be expecting you."
Ren: This message....it's someone unknown.....
Futaba: Huh?
Ren: It's about Sumire.
Morgana: Wait! This could just be another trap, don't you realize how this message came right as we discuss about her?!
Futaba: Remember. He's only doing this just to bait you out!
Ren: Only one way to find out and it's going by their rules. If we try to keep outsmarting them, They might keep making this game last longer and harder. We have to try!
Futaba: You've got a point.....I'll be joining in then, We better gear up!
Morgana: Yeah!
Ren: Sucks it's just only us three....
Futaba: Don't worry, we can do this!
Ren: ........Yeah, let's get ready!
[END OF CHAPTER, TO BE CONTINUED.]