P5 X NSP ; The Persona In Me

Treetop Pala-dise

{idk if this is a pun or not}

The SoulSaviours and Triana then began to enter the jungle to get to the palace. Of course, it was like any other jungle but shadows roam around inside it. However, they didn't run into any sooo they'll be fine. Greeneye was whacking through the vegetation with the help of his energy blades.

"God, out of all things, why a jungle with a big treetop as a palace?" He complained as he whacked and slashed. Owl chuckles.

"Well, it is quite confusing. But then again, it's what the ruler sees the palace as...if I'm correct that is." Owl said. It kinda seemed like it went on forever and ever as they continued through the jungle that is somehow a palace but due to a nice little convenience, the bushwhacking that Greeneye did lead to a pathway.

"Finally! Now I can stop whacking these bushes or leaves!" Greeneye said as he proceeded to just, faceplant onto the ground, tired.

"Uh...Co- I mean Greeneye, are you alright?" Triana asked, rather concerned. Sakura walks over to Greeneye and picks him up by the coat with her claw.

"He probably got tired by trying to get to the store...whatcha call it again?" Sakura asked.

"...Fashion Week." Doctor said.

"Ah, right." Sakura said before dropping Greeneye, which he managed to land on his feet quite well.

"Well, let's continue. We've got a heart to steal!" Greeneye said. And so, they continued on the path they found, wondering if it'll reach the treetop. Just then Owl steps onto what seems to be a white string. He didn't trip, however. Instead, it wrapped around his foot and then his other foot, causing him to fall.

"A-." He screamed before falling to the ground. The rest looked behind and saw Owl's legs being slowly engulfed in some sort of string. Immediately, Doctor ran over and began to try cut free Owl but to no avail. Suddenly, the string shot upwards and hung onto a tree, pulling Owl along with it. He was now hanging upside down like a bat, unable to unsheathe his dual blades because uh, they fell out of the scabbards.

"GUYS HELP I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HANGING UPSIDE DOWN AAAAAAAAAAAAA" Owl screamed, clearly panicking because the poncho is covering his eyes.

"OWL!!! CALM DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU DOWN!!" Sakura yelled at him as he just frantically wriggled, his arms flailing about.

"GOD DANG IT OWL, THAT'S NOT HOW YOU CALM DOWN!!" Sakura yelled. {lmao, try doing that Sakura and see if you can.}

"I'M TRYING TO!!" Owl yelled. Of course, it wasn't working. Just then, they heard chuckling.

"Hello there...what brings you to my jungle?" the voice asked, which caused everyone except for Owl to look around.

"Up here.." It said again. Doctor then looks up and sees two yellow eyes staring right at him. The eye whites were red, however. Suddenly, the person drops and attempts to strike Doctor but he manages to dodge it. Immediately, everyone else ran to Doctor's side so they could protect Triana and Owl. The figure slowly gets up and it was shadow Harmzard! His scruffy short green hair is now tied up to have a bun. He's shirtless. S h i r t l e s s . Anyways, he had a green cape with an untidy collar, bandage belt, baggy pants and is shoeless. Wait a darn minute...No shoes, no shirt....NO SERVICE- {Sorry}. He was holding some sort of spear with a snake carved into it, spiralling up the spear until the sharp tip.

"Hello there! And what brings you to my jungle?" He asked them. They were all in their battle poses or whatever. He raised an eyebrow.

"My, my! What's with the angry faces? Aren't you happy to see that the king of this jungle is here?" shadow Harmzard asked, pointing his spear towards the group.

"You tried to attack us!" Doctor yelled.

"Oh, did I?" shadow Harmzard asked, looking quite smug. Sakura growls in anger.

"What's happening?" Owl asked, confused. Shadow Harmzard looks at Owl before chuckling.

"It seems my pet, Zicashush, has caught some prey! Unfortunate that she's asleep now, he would make a great meal for her." shadow Harmzard said.

"Seriously, what's happening?" Owl asked. Sakura looks at him before lifting the part of a poncho, which was covering his face. He then looks at shadow Harmzard before his eyes widen.

"HEY, WHO LET THE ROTTEN ACORN MAN IN?!" Owl yelled, causing the group to burst out in laughter, except for Triana, who was silently chuckling to herself. Owl too, because he said the joke. Shadow Harmzard growls.

"HOW DARE YOU JOKE ABOUT THE KING!!" shadow Harmzard yelled.

"A king?! Oh mY, I aM sOoOOo sOrRy! Shut up, Mary Sue." Owl said. Shadow Harmzard clenched his fists as he gritted his teeth as the SoulSaviours laughed.

"Shadow Tinker was better than you by a LOT! You look like a watered-down version of that one singer!.. What was his name again? Eh, doesn't matter now. All I'm saying is that you're a watered-down." Owl said, with a smug look on his face. Shadow Harmzard growls, looking like he was about to break the spear.

"Alright, that's it! GUARDS!!"  He yelled and then shadows began materializing and blocked the pathway.

"Men, kill them." He said. And the shadows charged forward, some transforming. He smiled chaotically as he spun the spear.

"Have fun with these toys! Heard they fight back." shadow Harmzard said before turning away and jumping up into the vegetation of the trees.

"Sakura! Defend Owl and Triana until you manage to remove the spider silk from Owl's legs! Greeneye, help me make these shadows disappear!" Doctor ordered. Greeneye and Sakura nodded and got to their positions. Greeneye then takes out his energy blades and began running towards a shadow before leaping into the air and aiming for the chest, piercing through. Immediately, the shadows surrounded Greeneye like a moth to a flame. Greeneye scoffs and lets the shadows get close enough.

"NO!!" Triana yelled and tried to get over to him but was stopped by Sakura, who was using one claw to cut through the spider silk wrapped around Owl's legs.

"No, no. Take a closer look, you dummy." Sakura said before pointing at the pile. Triana squints her eyes, confused before seeing blue emanate from the pile and hearing the word 'Zestramiel!' before the shadows were scattered into the air. Cory's mask was gone and beside him was some sort of half-demon half-angel ghost. It was levitating in the air by a few centimetres.

"Foolish shadows! Do you think that just because I'm standing still means I have given up?! Better luck next time!" Cory yelled. Triana was surprised and confused.

"Surprising, innit?" Sakura asked her. Triana looks over at the fictional videogame character right beside her.

"Uh, yes. About the fact that there's some ghost thing beside Co- Greeneye!" Triana said, correcting herself.

"That's a persona, not a ghost thing."

"Well, how am I supposed to know what it is?!" Triana asked her. Sakura opens her mouth to say something but closes it and thought for a bit.

"Touche." Sakura said before finally cutting the spider silk open and freeing Owl, who fell to the ground with a thud.

"Oww...." Owl said, before getting picked up by the poncho by Sakura. She then drops Owl, who also lands on both feet.

"Thanks." Owl said before picking up his dual blades.

"No probs. Could you protect this girl for me? I've got bloodshed to attend to." Sakura said, her claws protracting.

"Gladly." Owl said. Sakura grins before rushing off, joining the battle. Doctor was shooting away at the shadows that surrounded him, also spinning around slowly but slightly gracefully. When he ran out of ammo, however, he threw his model uzi into the air and moved his hand to his mask, ripping it off and summoning Xilvaron. Immediately, the shadows around him caught up ablaze. By the time he grabbed the gun midair, the enemies that surrounded him were now gone. 

"I leave the rest to you, Sakura. I'm going to need a break after pulling that stunt." Doctor said before walking over to where Owl and Triana were.

"Ditto. Have a fun time killing those shadows!" Greeneye said, following Doctor.

"Alright, now it's time for me to slay..." Sakura said as she looked at the remaining shadows, her hips slightly swaying. When one of the shadows took a step forward, she lunged at that shadow and began ripping it to pieces. Regardless, the shadows charged forward at Sakura. She smirks and jumps up into the air, spinning and transforming into her human form, shocking Triana. She then rips the mask off her face, summoning Beowulf. The persona looks down at the shadows beneath them before taking a deep gasp.

"MABUFU!!" Sakura yelled, swiping her hand downwards. As told, Beowulf then discharged a beam of ice at the ground, freezing the shadows underneath. Beowulf then disappears just as Sakura changes back into her original form, diving down with her claws protracted. As smooth as butter, she sliced through the ice. Once landing onto the ground, the ice shattered and the shadows are now dead. She sighs, heavily breathing.

"Well, that was fun while it lasted." Sakura said, turning to look at the group, which looked impressed.