Yeah… I have a Persona kick going on. UknownHero here, I've had this idea after reading a story where the P4 cast ending up in P3, but it was kind of not updating anymore so this is my version. Note that I have not played through Persona 3 at all (I don't own any version the game) and I have thoroughly spoiled myself on it and there are going to be various assumptions like:

-All P3 Social Links are maxed out.
-Mitsuru's father is still alive at the time before the cast is sent through time.
-Minato having a combination of personalities like being a big eater but not caring about his wellbeing and such.
-Characters will probably be OOC, depending on how well I do.
-And others… depending if I get yelled at for screwing something up.

Anyway, let's do this.

New Game… Start!

Chapter 1: Prologue to Everything

This is not a story about defying fate.

Two boys stood 20 feet away from each other, facing each other as the background seemed to fade into black around them. They only silently looked at each other, almost if they were staring into each other's soul.

One had dark blue hair unkempt at the front, blue eyes and a light build. He was also shorter than the average 16 year old. His bangs covering his right eye. Wearing a Gekkoukan uniform and some clip-on earphones, he was Minato Arisato, the field team leader of SEES.

The other had pale skin, short bowl-shaped gray hair with matching gray eyes and is quite tall for someone his age. Wearing his Yasogami High uniform in a casual style, he was Yu Narukami, the leader of the Investigation Team.

Both were Fools, both were Wild Cards, both had establish bonds that would never seem to break, both had infinite potential that had yet to be realized.

And well, they weren't actually working with each other right now.

"PERSONA!"

Again, it has to be stated. This is not a story about defying fate. This is not a story about fixing what went wrong, redeeming the irredeemable and all that crap you'd see in these types of stories.

This is a story about… just preventing a bad ending.

(Rewind!)

(Afternoon)

"Welcome to the Velvet Room." It always the same line every time Minato went to the blue room. The same voice, the same two people to greet him, it had become a part of his daily routine. Wake up. Eat. Go to school. Sleep until it was after school. Visit the Velvet Room. Hang out with his friends or go to one of the clubs he's in. Go back to the dorm. Wait for the Dark Hour. Go through Tartarus. Sleep. Repeat. Apart from the Velvet Room, the Dark Hour and anything that involved other people interacting with him in a friendly manner, it was basically the same schedule he went by from the previous years and once again the days seemed to go by faster and faster. Sure, there was the occasional special event but eventually things just started to blur together again.

But, that didn't mean it was a bad thing.

He was the pinnacle of anti-socialism before he came to Tatsumi Port Island. All he had, and thought he only needed, was himself and the music blasting into his ears as he waited for the day he died. The next thing he knew, he had friends and a purpose. People who cared about him and a reason to keep going, to keep trudging through life. Though the days were starting to blur together, he would always remember his interactions with the various friends he made over the year, his Social Links, as he continued to climb Tartarus, slowly but surely eliminating the various problems and angst that plagued his circle of friends.

Anyway, he shook his head. Another boring day in the life of Minato Arisato was starting to close so he needed to do this one last thing.

"Incubus, Mot, Pazuzu, Kubhamda and Attis. Are you sure you want to use these Personas for fusion?" Elizabeth asked. Minato only nodded. He really didn't care what this Persona would be, he just needed room for other ones and he really needed to update his-

Oh, who was he kidding? He just wanted to see everyone's face when he unleashed that damn thing upon the Shadows, especially Junpei and Mitsuru. He may not show many emotions, but deep inside was the soul of a prankster.

Anyway, after actually updating his list of Personas, he was about to leave when Igor called him back, "Before you leave, there seems to be a change in your destiny. Please sit down so you can see what may lie ahead." Igor said. Minato raised one of his eyebrows before shrugging. He could afford a few more minutes in the Velvet Room. He sat down as Igor laid out the tarot cards, "Let's see… the first card is…" He flipped over one of the cards, "The Death Arcana in the upright position. It represents the ending of one, but the beginning of another. It seems that your life will change drastically soon. And the next card is…" He then flipped another card, "The Lovers Arcana in the upright position. It represents relationships and choices. It seems your journey may be ending very soon but a new one will be beginning. From there, new bonds will be established as you travel down this new path, where at the end you may not be the same person that started the journey."

"Though your destiny has changed, the services of the Velvet Room will always be available to you." Elizabeth said as she bowed, "You have my word."

"Now, time is still moving forward, so it would be best if you return. Your friends will get worried." Igor suggested. Minato nodded before exiting the Velvet Room. He found the reading strange but thought nothing of it. If it happens, it happens. If his journey was ending soon, maybe it meant the Dark Hour would end sooner than he was expecting.

Or he dies and gets reincarnated or something.

"Why can't they be clearer…?" Minato muttered to himself as he made his way back to the dorm. He just wanted something to eat and then get some sleep.

(The Next Day)

(Morning)

Minato was having a weird dream. He was dreaming that he was falling into a black abyss that never seemed to end, with cards from a tarot deck falling with him. It wasn't strange though. Due to the whole Arcana symbolism that surrounded him and his life, he was expecting a tarot deck to show up eventually. The strange part, though, was that he also saw his friends in SEES falling with him, but they all seemed to be still asleep. For some reason or another everyone, even himself, were dressed in their uniforms. He really didn't have time to wonder why because suddenly the black abyss shattered like glass, revealing that they were high in the sky and falling fast. He noted that it was probably around 6 or 7 in the morning due to the position of the sun. Now, if it was anyone else, they'd probably be panicking or peeing themselves, but not him. He knew it was just a stupid dream, no matter how strange it was. He was going to be fine, wake up and go back to his daily routine of reinforcing his bonds and sleep.

Though, it did feel too real to be a dream…

"Whatever." He muttered to himself before falling back to sleep.

(Some Time Later…)

H...

Hey… ar… ou…

"Hey!" A voice was calling out to him, trying to wake him up, "Come on, wake up!"

'It's probably Yukari…' Minato thought before trying to go back to sleep, completely ignoring the fact that it was a completely different voice. It should be Saturday today so he had set his alarm clock to later in the day and he didn't have any plans...

Which got ruined as soon as water was splashed onto his face.

"You could've given me a few more minutes…" Minato groaned as he sat up. He slowly opened his eyes, only to see a middle-aged man in front of him. Then he noticed he wasn't in his bed. Rather, he was laying down on some grass. He looked around and saw that he was near a river and that the other members of SEES were around, but unconscious. He noted that everyone looked rather dirty, as though they've been travelling a dirt road for some time. He also noticed their armbands were missing. He looked down and saw he was in the same state. The middle-aged man helped Minato up as he looked around. He didn't recognize the area,

"Are you okay? You don't seem too good." The middle-aged man asked. Confused but calm, Minato nodded,

"I'm fine." Minato stated, "Just a little tired."

"That's understandable. It looks like you and your friends all been here since last night." The middle-aged man noted, "Speaking of your friends, you should wake them up. It's going to rain soon." Minato raised one of his eyebrows before looking up at the sky. It was grey and cloudy and he could already feel tiny droplets starting to fall. Minato nodded before going over to his teammates. He needed to wake them up fast before they got wet, so he decided to do the most efficient option,

"Hey Junpei! What are you doing with Yukari's panties!?" Minato called out, swearing he heard glass shattering as everyone's eyes shot open,

"WHAT THE HELL!? I KNEW IT! GIVE THEM BACK YOU PERVERT!" Yukari shouted out before tackling Junpei, who only just got up to defend himself, while everyone else were just getting up,

"OW! HEY! WAIT A MINUTE-AH-STOP IT!" Junpei shouted out as Yukari started beating on him, only to stop when she realized something,

"Hey, wait a minute, where are we?" She muttered as she got off Junpei while everyone else looked around,

"W-What the-How did we end up here?" Fuuka asked. Before anyone could say anything, it started to pour, soaking the members of SEES before they could even gather their bearings,

"Well. Shit." Shinjiro muttered. Minato, putting on his earphones, sighed as he knew today was going to be a drag.

(Police Station)

"Thank you." Mitsuru said as she accepted the cup of hot chocolate. The middle-aged man they met turned out to be a detective and brought them over to the Police Station to warm themselves. Though, there was the little problem of 10 people and a dog trying to get into a 5 seater, they managed not to die before they reach their destination. Mitsuru smiled at the police officer before turning to SEES, "Where are we?" Mitsuru asked in a low voice,

"How should we know? I'm just as lost as you." Akihiko said,

"I would have scanned the area, but my sensors are malfunctioning and therefore I cannot perform the task." Aigis stated, "I also cannot determine the time and date. It seems some of my systems may have received damage on the way here."

"Well, it definitely isn't Tatsumi Port Island, that's for sure." Junpei spoke up,

"Thank you for stating the obvious, Stupei." Yukari muttered, "The sign said that this is the Yasoinaba Police Station. Does 'Yasoinaba' ring a bell to anyone?" Everyone started thinking as they tried to figure out where they were,

"Um… I-I remember something about a white rabbit…" Ken said,

"I think it has an inn…?" Fuuka said with a grimace, "…Maybe?"

"Arisato, do you know anything about Yasoinaba?" Mitsuru asked. While the name seemed to be vaguely familiar, it didn't ring any bells to him. Maybe something in the police station would reveal some information to the place they were currently in. Minato looked around, before settling his eyes on a calendar that was put up behind the reception desk. He narrowed his eyes in order to check the date before responding to his friends,

"April 1st. Today is April 1st." Minato stated, causing everyone to gasp,

"W-Wait, that can't be right!" Yukari said before seeing the calendar, "It's only-"

"U-Uh, check it again." Junpei said nervously. Everyone's eyebrows rose as they looked at him in confusion,

"Hey, why do you sound so scared? It sounds like you've seen a ghost." Akihiko said,

"Just check the date." Deciding to end the confusion, Minato decided to read out the entire date,

"April 1st, 2011."

Suddenly, their world seemed to shatter around them as they realized one thing.

Last time they checked, it was 2009.

"Th-That's impossible." Mitsuru stated, shocked, "There is no way-"

"There's no way what?" The detective asked as he walked up to the group of teenagers, with someone else tagging along with him,

"We were just talking about who would win: Neo Featherman Red or Neo Featherman Blue." Minato quickly stated. It looks like he needed to keep everyone calm and make sure they could get through this without raising suspicion,

'I mean, who would believe a bunch of teenagers saying that they're from the past?' Minato thought,

"Oh, totally Neo Featherman Blue! He would destroy Red if he had the chance!" The other guy spoke up,

"Shut up Adachi." The detective said before focusing his attention to SEES, "Plus, everyone knows Red will destroy Blue. But enough joking around, we'd like to ask you all some questions."

"Wh-Why?" Fuuka stuttered out, obviously still processing the giant bombshell that just exploded,

"It won't be anything personal, just want to find out why all of you were sleeping outside." The detective explained, "Now, first off, what are your names? I'm sorry for not saying earlier but I'm Ryotaro Dojima and this is my partner Adachi Tohru."

"Hiya." Adachi said,

"U-Um…" Yukari muttered, looking nervous. What they said their names would be would probably cause something to happen, and Minato doubted it would be good. So, he decided to take the lead,

"My name is Orpheus." Minato said without thinking. The detectives didn't see it but the eyes of SEES widened as soon as they heard that,

"Orpheus? No last name?" Adachi said, finding it strange, "I think he's giving us an alias. Alright, what did you do, kid?"

"Adachi!" Dojima exclaimed before sighing, "I'm sorry. He won't stop acting like a rookie. But he is right about one thing. Why are you giving us an alias?"

"B-Because we're orphans!" Mitsuru suddenly said, causing everyone to stare at her. Quickly regaining her composure, she quickly started doing the only thing she could do right now.

Lie her ass off.

"Our 'parents'," She spat the word out as convincingly as she could, "Weren't very nice people. They are dead to us for all we care. We all ran away at young ages, with our youngest only running away recently. When we all met, we decided that our old names will forever be constant reminders of them so we all go by aliases to ensure our connection to 'them' is severed. From there, we travel the country, hoping to escape their grasp."

"Oh. Sorry." Dojima apologized, having seemingly fell for it, "So, you're not going to tell us your real names?"

"It would be for the best." Mitsuru said, amazed that this was working,

"Well, at least give us your aliases then." Dojima said. The members of SEES looked at each other before sighing,

"Io." Yukari said in a small voice,

"Hermes." Junpei said quietly,

"Penthesilea." Mitsuru stated,

"Polydeuces!" Akihiko called out,

"L-Lucia." Fuuka whispered out,

"Palladion." Aigis said. Dojima noted there was a slight robotic tone to her voice but thought nothing of it,

"…Castor." Shinjiro said, not liking this one bit,

"Nemesis." Ken muttered. After that Koromaru woofed,

"And he is Cerberus." Aigis said for Koromaru,

"And you named yourselves that as kids?" Dojima asked, looking rather skeptical,

"They're just names from a book we saw. Nothing more." Minato said,

"Alright. I'm just a little curious. I am a detective after all." Dojima said, "Next question…" He muttered as he pulled something out, "Explain this." He asked as he showed it to everyone.

It was one of their Evokers.

Minato stayed calm while the rest of SEES started to panicked. Minato knew they could easily explain why they had guns, but he seriously doubted they would be returned to them even if they were fake, "We use them for self defense. They used to be real guns, but they were broken so we modified them. Look." Minato explained before taking the gun, placing it against his head and pulling the trigger, "See. Nothing."

"Well, you don't mind if we keep these in the evidence locker then." Dojima said, "Inaba's crime rate has been next to non-existent lately and even though these are fake and you all seem to be pretty nice kids, I'm not taking any chances." Everyone apart from Shinjiro and Minato looked like they wanted to argue, but they knew that they were going to lose in the end. They all shook their heads. Anyway, after some more questions, they were set free as soon as the rain stopped,

"So, let's get everything straight. We're in some town in the middle of nowhere, 2 years in the future and with no idea how to return." Junpei said, "Oh, this is going to get confusing fast."

"Why? I'm already confused as it is!" Yukari exclaimed,

"Have you not read a time travel plot in your life!? There would be paradoxes, the butterfly effect, events that could cause the end of the world! Come on, Yuka-tan, we could be preventing the birth of the next Einstein or the person who cures cancer as we speak!"

"I think you're over-exaggerating…" Shinjiro muttered, "But he is right."

"I am?" Junpei said, surprised before putting on a winning smile, "I mean, I am!"

"Yeah, great work Ace Defective." Yukari mumbled to herself, "I'm sure we won't cause the world to end by stepping on a butterfly."

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean we could be changing the future as we know it right now!" Junpei said before gasping, "Wait, what happens if we meet our future selves!? Oh crap! We could be written out of existence!"

"Unless we don't have future selves." Fuuka pointed out, causing some confusion,

"Yamagishi… explain." Mitsuru ordered hesitantly,

"Well… it's hard to explain but there's a theory about stable time loops. That we have already changed the future and the following events will play out as if nothing happened. For example, I pick up a ball and go back in time. I drop the ball and leave. My past self will pick up the ball I dropped, travel through time and drop the ball for the next iteration to pick up and so on."

"My head hurts already." Akihiko groaned,

"So wait, so when you said we might not have future selves, you mean…" Yukari said, not liking the answer in her head,

"Yes. If we don't have future selves, it means we're here permanently." Fuuka stated grimly. SEES stood in silence as they processed the chance that they won't come back to their time. As they slowly realized that everything they left behind might go unsolved, Minato only sighed as he looked up as the now blue sky. He had a feeling that it wasn't the end. Rather, it was a new beginning. He wasn't sure about what was going to happen or how they would go back but he knew one thing,

"…The future sucks."

Save Game… Quit!

Whew! Done! I really need to stop releasing new fics.

UknownHero signing off, my friends!