Here is chapter 2 of my McBusted and Persona 5 crossover story where the McBusted boys team up with the Phantom Thieves to clear their names featuring guest star David Platt from Coronation Street (with this chapter will be having some references to Persona 4).
Having to be threatened to be framed by Melissa, the McBusted boys and The Phantom Thieves meet each other in Melissa's palace, only for the McBusted boys to encounter with their darker sides. Enjoy and stay tuned for more.
McBusted X Persona 5 Melody of Truth
Chapter 2 - I'll face myself
The Phantom Thieves (who are now wearing their Phantom Thieves outfits and Morgana becoming a small, anthropomorphic cat) have arrived in the Metaverse, which takes the form of a palace that has been manifested by Melissa’s distorted heart; resembling a huge fairy tale castle, as said by a surprised Ryuji, “Woah! Are we in some kind of fairy tale?” “Who’s the fairest of them all?” said Haru, using humour as her way to react to an unexpected visit to a palace.
“It’s certainly no fairy tale with this being a palace belonging to Melissa Liher,” said Futuba, analysing the place. “I wouldn’t be surprised, considering what we have witnessed...but what about those supposed stories about her being harassed?” said Ann. “I have a feeling that there may be something more to those stories...but first, we've got to find those McBusted boys. I saw them entering the Metaverse,” said Ren. “I hope they’re ok, especially after the ordeal,” said Makoto worriedly. “They could be in great danger with all these shadows about,” said Morgana with concern, and they searched around the castle-like area.
It didn’t take them long to find the McBusted boys, who were trapped in jail, discussing among themselves. “Where are we? What is this place?” asked Matt nervously. “It seems that we’re in jail, where we belong,” said Dougie grimly. “It seems that our tour in Japan is turning into a nightmare,” said Charlie as he looked around the dark, distorted world that is making him feel uneasy. “Don’t say that! We've got to find a way out of here!” cried Harry.
They then spotted The Phantom Thieves approaching them with Ren saying, “Hey, you all, are you the guys from McFly and Busted?” “Why yes, that’s us formed together as McBusted. Are you all here to get us out?” asked Danny. “Yes, we are The Phantom Thieves, and you can leave this to us!” said Ren as they summoned a spiritual entity that represented their other self, known as a Persona, using it to break through the jail bars to free the McBusted boys. They were astonished to see their Personas.
“Whoa, what are those otherworldly beings? Are you Phantom Thieves superpowered or something?” asked Tom. “They are what we call a Persona,” explained Ren. “It’s our other self that we use to fight shadows that make themselves at home,” added Morgana. “Wait, did that cat talk?” asked Dougie as he and the others were surprised to see a talking cat. “Hey, don’t call me that!” said Morgana in annoyance.
“Well, anyway, thanks for busting us out of jail. We literally got busted,” said James, changing the subject. “We couldn’t let you pop stars get stuck here,” said Haru. “Please, I request that you all stick with us as we get you all out of here,” said Makoto. “We appreciate it, but can any of you tell us what this place is and what’s going on?” asked Harry.
Use this soundtrack from Persona 4 for this particular moment
But before any of the Phantom Thieves can explain the situation, they can hear ominous voices that said, “There is no point escaping this. Deep down, you all know that you are not worthy of sticking with your lousy bands, so you might as well accept the punishment you’re about to face.” “What? Who’s there?” asked Danny nervously. “Hold on, I am suddenly detecting a number of hostile shadows,” said Futaba with alarm. “Who are we, you ask? We are you!” said the voices as shadowy figures had appeared in front of them that took the form of the McBusted boys, much to everyone’s shock and confusion, especially with the McBusted boys themselves.
“Who are you all? Why do you all look like us?!” demanded Danny. “Didn’t you hear me, you Dimwit?! I said that I am you! You act all bubbly while hiding the fact that you resent your Father for leaving you and your Mother. You hate your good-for-nothing father for causing your anxiety while being forced to be the Father figure for your family when you should have been having the time of your life as a pop star!” said Shadow Danny broodingly.
“Hello Tom, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? You pretend that you’re having the time of your life as a band, whereas it’s all a lie. Deep down, you are all jealous of each other, with you taking everything out on your bandmates. Nothing is going right with your band, and your darker side knows it,” said Shadow Tom menacingly.
“You need to face the fact that nobody can stand your sense of humour on your socials, which makes you an ass, especially to those McFly fans who take their anger out on you for taking McFly away!” said Shadow James. “And you, you left Busted because you hate being labelled as a boy band, which doesn’t suit you. Admit it that you’re denying yourself having to reunite with Busted when you are better off sucking it!” claimed Shadow Charlie.
The McBusted boys were hurt to hear the cruel words from their shadow selves. “No! That’s not true! We have all gone past that, and you know it!” screamed Tom in denial. “Yeah, I have a lot figured out now!” argued Charlie. “As if you truly know us!” yelled James. “Duh, we are you! Try all you want to fight your addiction, but that won’t change the fact that you were once an addict, which always makes you an addict. Sooner or later, you’re going to relapse, so there’s no point fighting it,” said Shadow Matt gloomily. “No...I won’t!” protested Matt.
“You have the need to become the best at everything, which makes you an ass, especially since nobody pays attention to a drummer. They prefer the main vocalists, which is why you cause some extra attention for yourself!” said Shadow Harry. “Shut up! You’re not the one to defy who I am!” objected Harry.
“And you, you like to run with your mouth and do things out of impulse, which gets you and your band into trouble. Look what got to you and your bandmates when you stood up to Melissa for doing the right thing. Your career is about to end, which is the fault of your own!” taunted Shadow Dougie. The Shadow counterparts then said in union “All of you use your career and popularity as an excuse to hide your pitiful selves. It’s much easier to escape with your stardom than to face yourselves!” “No! You are not me! All of you freaky twins of ours are not us!” cried Dougie.
Their Shadow counterparts became hostile with glowing energy. “But we are you! We are you’re true selves!” they all said simultaneously and transformed into shadowy musicians that resembled Pied Pipers who attacked The McBusted boys, forcing the Phantom Thieves to battle them. “What the heck is going on?!” cried Ryuji with confusion as the Phantom Thieves barely dodged the Shadow McBusted boy’s attacks with their aerobic abilities. “Could they really be their shadow selves?” said Ann with awe. “Whatever the case, we have to fight them! I am sensing hostile readings from them!” warned Fubuta. “Stay back and let us handle this” said Ren, defending The McBusted boys.
Use this soundtrack from Persona 5 Tactica for the battle against the McBusted boy's shadow selves
The Shadow McBusted boys had all kinds of tricks, playing their flutes that summoned musical notes that they could use offensively or lured their foes into a slumber, as shown when Yusuke got caught up in their song and fell asleep while standing up. “Hey, wake up!” cried Makoto, who prodded him in the elbow to wake him up. “I’ll teach you to use art as trickery,” said Yusuke, who summoned his Kubuki-like Persona Goemon to attack them with his ice attacks, Mabufu.
The Shadow McBusted boys can also use their flutes to summon shadows that resemble rats, which charge towards The Phantom Thieves. “Why does it have to be rats!” screamed Haru, who uses her Persona that resembles a headless woman wearing a Rococo style dress Milady, to unleash her Mapsio to get rid of the rats. “You can feed on them, can you not?” asked Ryuji to Morgana. “Ewww! I am not a savage beast!” answered Morgana with disgust.
Their other technique is to summon shadows that take the form of young children who appear to be in a trance, using them as decoy shields to take the attacks or to attack The Phantom Thieves with their shadowy attacks. “Just what are they?!” said Ann, who is uncomfortable with the idea of attacking children even if they are not real. “I think they are loosely based on the actual Pied Piper story,” said Futuba, who shuddered at the idea. Once she became composed, she added, “But you have to take out those shadows. Just think of them as everyday shadows,” said Futuba. “It’s not like we have a choice,” said Ren grimly, using his Persona Arsène to quickly take them out using his shadowy attack Eiha.
The McBusted boys felt guilty about having the Phantom Thieves to fight their darker sides, feeling the responsibility for dragging them into their mess, but they didn’t know what to do. Deep down, they knew that their shadow selves had a point, yet they didn’t want to admit it.
The Shadow McBusted boys played a hypnotic tune from their flutes. “Don’t listen to it!” warned Futuba, but it was too late for Ryuji and Morgana, who fight each other. “I am not surprised by this,” signed Ann. “Snap out of it!” said Makoto, who summoned her Persona that resembled a motorbike, Johanna, to use her Energy Shower to cure their brainwashing. Ryuji and Morgana regained their senses and used their Personas to fight back, including the Pirate-like Persona Captain Kidd who belonged to Ryuji, zapping The Shadow McBusted boys with his electrical attacks Mazio.
More rats like shadows were summoned, who scattered all over the place. Ren got out his handguns and fired them at them from a distance to quickly take them out. He also uses his knives to slice them at close range. “This is what I call pest control,” said Yusuke as the other Phantom Thieves helped him out while also using their Personas to take down The Shadow McBusted boys.
Shadows that resembled children appeared once again to shield The Shadow McBusted boys, which allowed them to fire their musical notes. “They keep on getting in our way!” cried Haru in frustration. “I’ll have to teach them a lesson!” said Ann, who used her Persona resembling a woman wearing a dress known as Carmen and used Tentrafoo to confuse the child like shadows, making them feel dizzy.
This gives The Phantom Thieves an opening to combine their Personas’ attacks on The Shadow McBusted boys. They weren’t giving up as the shadows countered their attacks with their combined musical notes, causing an explosion upon attack with both sides getting caught in it.
Although the Shadow McBusted boys were weakened, the Phantom Thieves were getting worn down. Futuba came up with a conclusion and said to the McBusted boys, “You guys, I know you all may not want to admit it, but I think you have to accept your shadow selves. I know of this because I have gone through something like that before”.
The McBusted boys agreed with Danny, solemnly saying, “You’re right, we’ve been thinking along the lines as we were watching you all, and we apologize for dragging you all into our darker sides.” “I didn’t want to admit it, but deep down, I knew that my evil twin wasn’t wrong, especially with me getting you all into this mess in the first place,” said Dougie remorsefully. “It’s true that I was the one who caused Busted to split. I thought I was behind that, but maybe I’ve been taking this for granted,” admitted Charlie. “I may have gotten better at dealing with my bipolar but it’s still a part of me that I shouldn’t forget about,” said Tom. “I guess we still have a lot of growing to do,” said Harry.
“I may not know you all too much, but we stand by you all,” said Ren supportively. “By opening up with your darker sides, I believe that’s how you all grow,” said Ann, backing Ren up. “It’s just like with the rest of us that makes us human,” said Ryuji gently.
The McBusted boys agreed with them, and they approached their shadow selves. “I’m sorry that I’ve been ignoring you for so long,” said Tom. “I know we’ll work on our anxiety issues together,” said Danny. “I know I can come across as a jerk at times, but I promise that we can get better with that,” said James. “I still have to work on my addiction, but I am getting there,” said Matt. “I thank you for reminding me that I can’t run from my past,” said Charlie. “You’re not wrong about me being competitive, and I accept that,” said Harry. “You’ve been a part of me for me to better myself. I thank you for it,” said Dougie.
Use this Persona 5 soundtrack for this particular moment
Their shadow selves were happy to be accepted as their bodies became manifested into glowing energy with great power. Voices were echoing from the glowing energy, which said to The McBusted boys, “As part of our appreciation for embracing us, the question is, are you all going to let her get away with her treachery just for doing the right thing with your career on the line? Then we’ll lend you our combined power to set the stage. I am thou, thou art I, and together, let’s sing our hearts out for the truth.”
The glowing energy turned into fox-like masks, and they were given to the McBusted boys. Their clothing became transformed into multi-coloured hero outfits (with green for Danny, yellow for Tom, Indigo for James, Violet for Charlie, Red for Dougie, Orange for Matt and Blue for Harry) and their shared Persona became awakened which resembled a humanoid coyote wearing Aztec style clothing, including multi-coloured feathers. Their Persona is known as the trickery God Huehuecóyotl.
The McBusted boys and The Phantom Thieves were surprised that they were given a shared Persona. “Whoa! That’s our Persona?!” said Danny with astonishment. “This power, now we can fight!” said Tom excitedly. “I am a fox,” said James jokingly. “I feel our power as one!” said Matt. “I have never seen a joint Persona before!” said Morgana with surprise. “Just how is that possible!” asked Haru with bewilderment. “Maybe it’s because we’re a super group,” suggested Dougie. “Now that is like combined art into one,” said Yusuke. “I believe your Persona is based on the Aztec mythology Huehuecóyotl, the God of music, dance, mischief, and song,” said Fubuta.
“That sounds like us, alright,” joked Harry. “In any case, welcome to the Phantom Thieves,” said Ren. “We’ve been watching you all fight with your Personas, but this is the first time for us. Think you can all teach us?” asked Charlie. “Why of course, we’ll teach you everything we know,” said Makoto.
And so with their shared Persona on their side, the McBusted boys were ready to team up with the Phantom Thieves to infiltrate Melissa’s palace.
To be continued
Mega McBustedeon
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