//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 - The Pursuit Continues // Story: Persona - Resonance of the Soul // by ChromeRegios //------------------------------// That Morning, All of them Gathered In The lobby to prepare for the Upcoming Battle “Okay guys, Get your game face on! Cuz its time to rock!! ” DJ proclaims as the group shouts in agreement. As they left the compound they met igor sitting in the fountain outside the apartment “Nice day for a walk isnt it my little ponies” Igor said in a smirk “What are you doing Sir Igor?! Other ponies might see you!!” Lyra tells the seemingly oblivious man “Do not be alarmed... They cant see me... Only Those who had the persona can see me” Igor said still smirking “So what brings you here Igor?” Bon Bon asked “You see my little ponies, ill skip to the important part. Black Heart Already made a move, Octavia is in serious trouble! You must find all the remaining keys In two days now” All of them was shocked because of the change of the time line and Octavia’s Upcoming Danger “W-w-w-w-what?! Why?!” DJ said shaking in fear. Igor’s smirk disappears “After defeating one of her key guardians you have alerted her that you are pursuing her, and plans to kill Octavia!” Igor said while gesturing them to Go “You must go now before time runs out!” Igor Fades away and left a card on where he sat on earlier Lyra picks it up... “Its Blank!” Lyra said while showing the card to the others “Why is it blank?” Bon Bon asked “Maybe there’s something in its back, go check it Berry said Lyra looked at the cards back, and found only the name Mousai “Mousai?! That seems oddly familiar” Dj said while further examining the card “We best keep it.. It might be useful since Igor Left it” Lyra said while giving the card to DJ “Here you keep it” Lyra handed the card at DJ “I’ll keep it safe” DJ said assuring that she will keep her promise “Okay guys new plan!!” Golden said to the group “We should split up to cover more ground! So we could find the keys in time, Now don't get your self worn out!! save your strength of you have to got it?!” She instructs her team where to go and meet up in the Music Hall when finished. They all scattered and went to their respective location finding the remaining keys... and so The pursuit continues -Bon Bon- Bon Bon went to her Location Which is a Hospital “Darn! I hate Hospitals...” She mutters As she goes inside. the place seems deserted and lacking staff’s, The rooms are are all old and the mattresses are rusted.she went deeper into the dark hospital walking and searching the entire first floor... when she got to the stairs of the second floor she heard a cry in a distance. Curious, she went up to take a look... the rooms are Neither Bolted shut! or simply locked from the inside.. She followed the cry to a room in the far end of the hall.. she opened the door and found her self in a morgue, now she became scared she looks around to see who was crying “ H-Hello?” She asked “Is Anypony here?!” The cry grew louder and louder until she saw a gap between a wall, She peeks in and saw a young filly in it. “W-what are you doing in there kid?” She asked but the filly didn't even looked at her. If there is anything that Bon Bon hates, is not looking at her while she was talking... “Hey kid im talking to yo~” She stopped as she notices the filly glowed a bit, The filly slowly turned, revealing a hideous looking creature instead of a filly. Bon Bon Shouted in fear as the persona of the creature appeared as a giant needle she gathered her courage back and summoned her persona as well. “PERSONA!!!” Axel attacks the creature head on and knocks it off, breaking the wall completely. The needle Monster attacked Axel by shooting a thousand of little needles at her. Axel tried to dodge but got hit by a dozen.. Bon Bon Shouted in pain as the needles sinks to Axel’s body “So.. This is a strong one huh?! I might never had training ever! but all i know is... YOUR GOING DOWN!!” Bon Bon Stood up and Broke Axel’s card once again... Axel Lets out an array of light beams causing the needle monster to become blind... this was her chance Axel Charged head on to the monster Slicing its body apart... Liquid started to pour out of its body and so is a Star Key.. “This is the star key... This might belong to Octavia, I’ll give it to her as soon as we find her” With two key’s in her possession, Bon Bon made her way out of the hospital.. To find the others and save Octavia... -Lyra- “Why did i pick this place instead the park?!” Lyra complains as she enters the sewers “Oh this is bad, this is bad!!.. This place reeks!” Lyra complains as she steps in the muddy, smell-like-feet hole “Its so dark here... lucky i got a Lantern or else i could be~” Just then, the Candle burned out “Blind as a bat...” Lyra tries not to cry as she stood there in total darkness.. “Okay lyra... D-Dont be S-scared! B-Be Brave, yeah be brave... BE BRAVE!!” She suddenly herd a clanking sound near by that makes her jump and squeak of fright.. “What was that?!” she asked her self.. The sound went again... She panic’s and summons her persona Aquarion and Blasted water everywhere! but.... because of her water blast, that she was covered in sewer muck. “OH GROSS!! eew eew eew!!” she screams as she tries to wipe the thing off her mane.. Aquarion on the other hand don’t seem to be getting her... “Are you okay?” Aquarion said Of course I'm not!” Lyra asked Aquarion to Shower her with his water. Aquarion agreed and sprayed her like she was having a bath... in the dark Just then Aquarion Shoots a jet of water behind Lyra “Aqua!! What was that for?” Lyra a bit angry asked Aquarion. “Behind you!!” Aquarion Shouted as he shoots another jet of water Lyra Used her magic in frustration to see what was going on. the light on her horn shines brightly, as she turns around she finds a huge Metallic-Mud like creature with an Orange pony in its side “GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!” The orange pony shouts.. “This is his house?” She thinks as she prepared to fight “Alright Aqua, Water away!!” Aquarion Shoots the monster with an array of water jets.. The water was just absorbed by it “Its not Working Lyra!!” Aquarion said to lyra. The monster got furious and sends the water back at Aquarion. It knocked him back and damaged him greatly. “Aquarion!” Lyra goes to her injured persona and checks him “I’m Alright lyra. After all, I am a water type persona!” Lyra was relieved of her persona’s condition and went back to battle “Okay Aqua Lets Finish this!” Aquarion knows what she was thinking and prepared to attack. Aquarion Spits greatly becoming a whirlpool of water, surrounding the monster completely, the pony who was controlling the monster was also dragged to the spinning vortex.,the pony drowned and so was the monster. Aquarion stopped spinning and returned to his original form “Here lyra, I found this inside the monster while it was in my whirlpool” Lyra took a key looking necklace which looks like a window with a square, a bird, a cup and a triangle in it... “Great, I got my Element” She said “I wonder how are the others are doing?” She Thanked Aquarion and went back to her mind as she walks out of the sewers... -DJ- Dj went to the Mine Shafts outside of town... It was a long gallop from the city to the mine. drained and exhausted she stops for a rest, As she sits down the cold ground the sky suddenly went dark. “Its gonna rain, what are the chances huh?” she mumbles as she stood up once again to find a shelter... Before she could even reach the mines, a lone pony blocks her path to the mines. “Who are you?!” She shouts at the pony, But didn't answer “Look I'm in a hurry so please, move aside!” She asked at the pony still blocking her way The pony just stood there motion less, the pony wore a hood and a long coat which DJ cant recognize the pony. “I'm asking you again to mo~” The pony cuts her off and throws something at DJ, DJ catches it and saw a necklace with an image of an eye with hands holding a small flame “Hey why are you~” DJ looks back at the Pony but it wasn't there any more.. DJ looks at the necklace and thinks... “Why would that pony give me this, without even fighting?” she wonders... At anycase, she got the key! There was no point going to the mines, She went back to town still wondering about the mysterious pony in hood... -Golden Harvest- Golden went to the park Originally where all the team was to be going in the first place before separating.. Golden looks around for anything suspicious in the field... all she can see was a small shack in the middle of the park... She walks towards the shack when the door suddenly opened and dust came flying over to golden, she got blinded for a second then regained sight as she looked to the field again she saw a pony on the other side of the park... it was lyra. “Lyra!! what are you doing here?” Lyra didn't answer “Lyra? is something wrong?” Golden went closer to her friend to see if she was okay.. just then lyra brings out a knife and attempts to slash Golden... she dodged it before the knife can do any damage. “what the hoof!! Lyra whats got into you?” Golden asked as lyra was preparing to attack again.. she charged at her over and over attempting to pierce her! “Lyra cut it out!! What are you doing?!” Lyra didn't listen as she continues to attack, Just then Bon Bon and Berry Punch arrived, Golden saw them coming and calls them for help as Lyra continues to stab “Guys!! Help i think some thing's wrong with lyra!!” She shouted at them, But they just stood there... and joined Lyra! “What the??!!” Golden now faces three ponies who were trying to kill her and attempting to stab her... she dodges all attacks every time they charge, but not all stabs she can avoid, she was cut two times after landing and jumping on the first five attacks. “WHY ARE YOU ALL DOING THIS?! WHATS GOING ON??” Golden shouts at the top of her lungs, Trying to make sense of what was going on with her friends... DJ who was returning from the mines saw golden being attacked by her own friends! “HEY!!!” She charged at the three Mephisto at ready and torched the three ponies attacking her. “DJ?! What are you doing those are our friends!” Golden gazed in horror as DJ burned the three ponies... “Golden look at them closely! Those are not our friends!!” DJ said as golden looks at them closely.. She was right! Their cutie marks was not there! As the imposter's burned to ashes somepony laughs behind them, DJ and Golden Both Looked back and saw a black pony holding a short staff in its mouth. “You may have beaten my doppelgangers, but you wont stop me!!” The dark pony releases a dark flame to Golden as mephisto counters it with a fire ball. the dark pony summons another set of minion ponies to attack them both! mephisto attackes everything he sees as DJ fights back as well, but to no avail. there were too many to handle and they got captured, mephisto was defeated and returned to DJ. “LET US GO YOU SCUM BAG!” Dj shouts at the black pony “Hah! Foolish Horse!! You shall now feel My Wrath!” The Black pony sends an electricity shock to both of DJ and golden.. DJ stood her ground but golden was in terrible pain. “Stop it!! Do not hurt her! Hurt me instead!!” DJ tried to protect Golden but the dark pony just smiled and continues “Why would I Just hurt you, When i can hurt you BOTH!!” She continues to electrocutes them until Golden passed out in pain, even when unconscious the black pony just kept on it. Furious, DJ summons Mephisto again but was interrupted by the black pony. “Hah! You think you can summon your beast?! INFIDEL!!!” she continues to pour electrical juice to them DJ can barely keep vision, as she was about to pass out as well, she suddenly see’s her times with octavia... “I promise, I’ll be here for you no matter what” She tells to octavia “You promise?” She asked her “Yes, Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye” Swears DJ “Thanks!” Octavia smiles sweetly DJ Woke up in the short dream “no...” DJ mumbles “I-I will.... I will.... Save Octavia.... No matter.... What!” DJ tries to summon Mephisto again “Its futile! You cannot summon your beast at this rate!” The black pony laughs as DJ tries to summon mephisto “No! your wrong!! my friends.... are all counting on me... for all of us! to save... octavia! and nothing.... can stop... me from... rescuing her... not like a … pathetic piece... of.... trash... LIKE... YOU!!!!!” DJ Gains an immense amount of power suring to her body “PER-SO-NA!!!!!” She finally summons mephisto out, causing the electrical bond around golden and her to disperse “WHAT!! how can that be!! No one can escape my bonds once i put them on to somepony!! How?! How did this pony freed her self!!” the black pony suddenly became afraid of DJ causing her to back away for a few steps “You Harmed golden! Now you shall perish!!” The black pony stood there petrified seeing DJ as a fire covered, Burning eyed, underworld pony she is... DJ and Mephisto both attacked the black pony with a devastating fire tsunami upon the field, The grass burned, and the earth it self was scorched with intense flames from them both... the black pony was incinerated burning alive in the flaming desolate place as DJ carries Golden in her back returning to town...