3/24/2016, Early Morning
You wake up, but stay in bed a little longer, not just because you're still a little tired, but you want to avoid another mishap like yesterday. Speaking of yesterday, there's still the matter with those girls who wanted to know about what happened. Maybe you could make up a story or something, it's not any of them are human lie detectors, right?
...Right?
After a couple more hours of resting, you get up, change your clothes, and head into the kitchen for breakfast, which just consists of cereal. Cheerilee doesn't say much as you two eat and leave for school.
3/24/2016, Morning
Your morning classes pass by like a blur, you learn the material and keep to yourself most of the time, but still end up with homework.
Your Knowledge has increased: 2 > 5
When the bell rings, you grab your belongings and head for lunch.
3/24/2016, Lunchtime
On your way to the cafeteria, you overhear students talking.
"Hey, did you hear? Rainbow Dash is planning to do some epic prank later today."
"Really? Do you think it's gonna be directed at the new guy?"
"Most likely, Rainbow ALWAYS pranks the new students."
...?
You prepare yourself for whatever prank Rainbow has in store for you, since you're most likely the target as you enter the cafeteria and eat your lunch, alone this time...
3/24/2016, Afternoon
Your afternoon classes are pretty much the same as your morning ones as you breeze through them, not getting any homework this time around.
Your Knowledge has increased: 5 > 9
Once the final bell rings, you collect your things and head for your locker.
3/24/2016, After School
The hallways are practically deserted as you made your way to your locker, you immediately notice the note attached to the door.
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE
!!
What kind of note is this?! you thought.
You ran to the front door and push on it...
CLICK
...Only for you to figure out that it is locked.
"What the...?!" You mutter.
"Cooooooookiiiiiies..."
You swiftly turn around, "Who's there!"
"Cooooooookiiiiiies..."
You turn pale as you saw something that horrified you.
Zombies with rainbow mouths.
Rainbow Dash... you growl in your head.
"Cooooooookiiiiiies..."
Dammit! I gotta run!
You rushed back to your locker and hide inside it as the zombies pass by you, believing you went in that general direction. Exhaustion began settling in as you fell asleep...
3/24/2016, Late Night
You jolted yourself awake as you remembered your situation. You peeked out of your locker to see if anyone or anything was out there, but you saw nothing. You quietly snuck out of your locker and race walked through the halls, trying to find a another way out.
What the hell did Rainbow Dash do?! you thought.
"Cooooooookiiiiiies..."
"Damn!" You whispered.
You turned around and saw a horde of zombies headed your way. You ran as fast as you could, headed up the stairs and to the roof, barricading the door in the process.
BANGBANGBANGBANGBANG!!
The sound of multiple zombies trying to smash the door open startles you greatly. You run around the roof for an alternate escape route, but you find none...except...
"No. I can't jump off the roof. Too big a risk."
SMASH!!
The door gave way!
You've cornered yourself near the edge of the roof!
The zombies continue their advance while they moaned, "Cooooooookiiiiiies..."
Was this it?
Has your journey come to an end so soon?
Just as the zombies were about grab you...
3/24/2016, Nightmare Realm
...This happens.
And like always, all the normal humans turn into stone statues, there's splotches of blood everywhere, the moon is blood red, and the sky is black with no stars out.
"Aw man! Not now!"
CRASH!
A loud noise from below the school catches your attention. Just as you look down, a massive shadow creature shoots up into the sky, holding a human being in its grasp. The person drops something and it lands at your feet as his anguished screams rung out while being devoured by the creature.
It notices your presence and lowers itself down to your level as you stare at the object that fell to the floor.
Just then, you see the boy from before in your vision.
"Go on." He says.
You pick it up and examine it: it's some kind of gun, but it doesn't appear to be loaded.
Suddenly, your heartbeat picks up speed as you hear a voice telling you how to use it...
Point it to your head...and pull the trigger.
Normally, anybody would either be against that or welcome that, whatever the situation may be, but this voice wasn't trying to get you to kill yourself, no, the gun had to be loaded for that to work. Besides, this voice didn't seem like it was intending to deceive you.
What have you got to lose?
...
...Other than your life, of course.
Nevertheless, you do as the voice commands and put the gun to your head, but hesitate to pull the trigger.
Then, a manic smile graces your face...
"...Persona."
The sound of glass shattering resounds in your ears as you pull the trigger, a light washes over you and something takes form over your head; a giant skeleton clad in iron armor, wearing a bejeweled gold crown on its head, and wielding a rusty, but sharp, sword and a beat up shield.
"Thou art I...and I am thou...from the sea of thy soul, I cometh...I am Terror, King of Nightmares..."
With no time to waste, "Terror" rushed forward and sliced the creature in half, causing to fall apart, but it wasn't done yet, it raised its shield to smash any pieces that remained. Soon enough, it disappeared.
(stop music)
The swell of power has subsided...
You have obtained a Persona!
But the battle wasn't over.
Two remaining pieces of the creature came forward, ready to kill you, but you were ready. With a determined glare, you charged forward and fired at your head again.
"Persona!"
Cleave
Terror appeared once again and slashed through one of the enemies, leaving one left. The last one tried to claw you, but you dodged, and readied your weapon.
"Persona!"
Bash
Terror appears and attacks the final enemy with its shield, destroying it.
"I...did it?"
Once the battle was over, you felt something change inside you...
Level Up!
Lv. 1 > 2
HP: 50 > 52
SP: 40 > 41
You can now fuse Personas up to Level 2!
You felt something within you grow...
Persona Level Up!
Terror
Lv. 1 > 2
Strength: 5 > 8
Magic: 5
Endurance: 5
Agility: 5 > 7
Luck: 5 > 6
Learned New Skill!
Tarukaja
(stop music)
You felt brave for fighting such dangerous creatures.
Your Courage has increased: 0 > 5
You look at the stone statues that were once zombies. Are they really zombies, or was this part of Rainbow's prank? Either way... you notice a key dangling from Rainbow's side, taking a guess that that's the key to the front door of the school, you snatch it and run past the group of possibly false zombies, I'm screwed if the Nightmare Realm wears off. I gotta get outta here!
You obtained School Key.
You rushed down the stairs and to the main entrance to the school, you test the key on the lock and it clicks, indicating that the door's open. You open it and jog back to the house. After making it inside, you return to your room to recuperate.
"Maybe..." you began to think aloud, "I should go on patrol from now on. If I have this kind of power, then maybe I can use it to help people trapped in this world." You yawn. "But first things first, I'm tired and need my rest..."
You plopped down on the bed and immediately pass out.
6/24/2016, Late Night
Back at the rooftop...
Everybody turned back to normal, but noticed you were nowhere to be found.
"Huh? Where'd he go?" Pinkie asked, "He was just here a second ago."
"Quick! Fan out and find him!" Rainbow shouted.
As everybody left the roof, Rainbow felt her side to check and see if she still had the key, but it was gone.
"What the...!"
3/24/2016, ???
"Welcome to the Velvet Room."
"Huh? How did I...?" You mumble.
"Do not be alarmed, you are fast asleep in the real world. It seems you have awakened to your power, the power...of Persona. It is a representation of your psyche. But alas, your psyche is weak."
"What do you mean, 'weak'?"
Igor chuckles, "Your psyche can only become stronger by creating emotional ties with others. By developing your Social Links, you will be able to wield powerful new Personas."
"Allow me to explain," Gloriosa began, "your power is that of the wild card; the ability to wield multiple Personas at once. The number zero, while being empty, it is filled with unlimited potential."
"Which brings me to why we're here," Igor took over, "with the help of our services, you can come to me to fuse Personas into stronger ones, this is one of our services."
Gloriosa held up a large book, "This is the Persona Compendium, when you have strengthened or gained new Personas, you can come to me and I can register them into the compendium for later use."
"During the course of your journey, we will help you solve the mystery with the help of our services. Here, take this."
He waves his hand and a key materializes into your own hand.
You obtained Velvet Key.
"From now on, you are our guest here in the Velvet Room. Use this key anytime you need our services. The next time we meet, you will come here of your own accord. Well, time marches on in your world, and our time here is almost at an end. Until we meet again. Farewell."
Your vision blurs as you once again slip into unconsciousness...
Meanwhile, in an unknown area...
Six people gathered together in one room; five of them were teenagers and one was a grown woman.
"Jet Set is no more." An elegant voice spoke.
"Are you certain?" The grown woman asked.
"Yes. My Persona's 'Analysis' ability has never steered me wrong before...but..."
"But what?" A tomboyish voice asked.
"I sensed another Persona, it's completely different from all of ours, and I sensed it at Canterlot High."
The woman sighed, "I should've known CHS had someone with the potential. Do we know who this person is?"
"No."
"From what I've gathered, a new student from Manehatten recently enrolled there. Maybe it could be him?" A bluntly harsh voice said.
"Hmm..." The woman thought for a moment, "I can't make any definite conclusions, but let's keep our eyes open for anyone suspicious."
"Yes, Principal Cinch." The five teens agreed.