Here is the final chapter 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.
The McBusted boys, the Phantom Thieves and David are set to confront Shadow Melissa having to sent the calling call to Melissa to steal her desired treasure. Enjoy.
McBusted X Persona 5 Melody of Truth
Chapter Five - The masked finale
Use this Persona 5 soundtrack for this section
As Melissa was making preparations for her press conference to report the McBusted boys for their ‘assault’, she found a social media post that tagged her which was a calling card. It reads “Madame Melissa Liher , the one who claims to be the shining idol who shines the brightest when in reality, uses your charm and fame to hide your lies, ruining other people’s lives. We have decided to make you confess all your crimes with your own mouth for the world to know the truth. From, The Phantom Thieves”.
“So the Phantom Thieves...are real as they come. As if they’ll make me confess,” said the sociopathic idol who ignored the post, though on the inside, her shadow self was rattled that her wrongdoings are going to be exposed, provoking them to defend their treasure at any cost.
Having to discreetly witness Melissa receiving the calling card from afar, The McBusted boys, The Phantom Thieves and David were all ready to enter her palace to steal her treasure. “It’s time for our payback!” said Dougie. “Proving that she’s all Lies”, said Harry.
Use this Persona 5 soundtrack for this section
Melissa’s Mansion was swarming with shadows, having to be on high alert, but The McBusted boys, now having to master their Personas’ powers, were more than ready to take them out while aiding The Phantom Thieves and David with their music.
“This is like crashing the wedding; only this time we’re crashing her mansion!” said Matt as he and the McBusted boys took out some shadows using Huehuecóyotl’s Melody Blaster. “Yeah, we’re blasting our way through!” said Tom, using Huehuecóyotl’s Musical Boomburst. “Nice for you all to fully utilise your Persona!” said Morgana, praising them.
“Rockers, your voices have been a great help as ever!” said Futaba as she witnessed the other Phantom Thieves dodging the shadow’s attacks with help from the McBusted boy’s singing powers. “I can see why my son is a fan of you all”, said David as he received a power-up. “Glad for you all to enjoy our show!” said Danny cheerfully. “But just you wait for our grand finale!” said Charlie.
As they almost reached the treasure, a large horde of shadows was approaching them. “There are so many of them!” called Ann. “Let us be the show stoppers!” said Danny as the McBusted boys unleashed their Synchronise Symphony to quickly wipe them out. “Now that saves some time”, said Ryuji as they moved onwards. "You can thank the power of music", said James.
The McBusted boys, The Phantom Thieves, and David have reached Melissa ’s treasure, which became manifested into a medal. “Just like the one that she won. Shame that she let fame go way over her head,” said Charlie with displeasure. “And now it shall be ours for her to change her heart,” said Morgana.
But before they had a chance to steal the treasure, Shadow Melissa had shown up, blocking their path. Melissa’s shadow self resembled Melissa but dressed as a queen. “So you’re the worms who’ve been trespassing on my mansion. I’ll have to execute you all for that,” said Shadow Melissa menacingly. “We have come to put an end to your lies and treachery!” said Ren. “Yeah, just because you’re famous and good looking, it doesn’t give you the right to use others as your playthings and discard them as you please!” yelled Ann. “You tried to frame us for assaulting you just for standing up to you, and we’re going to make the world know how ugly and toxic you are on the inside!” declared Dougie. “So what of it? Everyone knows that I am a queen, so I get to use my fame however I want. People are dolls for me to play with and dispose of whenever I’m done with them,” boasted Shadow Melissa.
“But why use your fame to treat others the way you do when you could have used your career to inspire others?” asked Danny with sorrow. “You have a lot of fans who looked up to you. Why can’t you see that?” asked Haru. “You’ll only throw away your career if you don’t change your ways,” said Makoto. “And your talent that makes you a star in the first place,” said Matt. “You’ll only taint your fine art” said Yusuke sternly. “Fans? Talent? Inspiration? They mean nothing to me compared to attention, money, and being right. Fame is all about getting ahead of everyone. Without it, I am nothing,” said Shadow Melissa. “You certainly will be nothing once we take it away from you!” said Harry. “As a singer myself, you give us a bad name!” said James. “What a shame. You could have used your career for good with such talent,” said Charlie.
“Melissa, you were the one who scammed Max and took the blame for me! I’m going to make you pay if it's the last thing I do!” exclaimed David. “It’s not my fault if that foolish son of yours falls for me. Besides, everyone falls for my lies, which is how I’ll rule the world with my stardom like a queen who is above everyone!” bragged Shadow Melissa. “Well, it’s time to dethrone you with the truth!” said Tom. “Regardless of your fame or looks, we’re going to stop you!” said Ryuji. “You aren’t pulling the wool over our eyes!” said Morgana.
Use this soundtrack from Persona 5 Strikers for this battle
“Try to stand up to me if you must, but I’ll only break you all apart just like these dolls,” said Shadow Melissa , who summoned vines that resembled poison ivy, which she uses to fight, lashing or slamming them towards the team like whips. She can also use them as barriers to protect herself from attacks. “Everyone, we have to focus on destroying those vines so that we can have an opening!” called Futaba. “Time to do the gardening just like mine!” said Danny as he and the other McBusted boys used their Huehuecóyotl’s Melody Blaster to clear away the vines. “I thought you had a gardener named Keith, Mush,” said Harry, teasing him. “Burning her vines like with her lies!” said Ann, using Carmen’s Maragidyne to burn away a lot of the vines. Others helped out too, including Joker dodging the vines with his hook and slashing them with his knife, and David using Azrael to take out a row of them using Maeigaon.
However, some of them got slammed down by the vines or were caught, causing them to become poisoned upon contact, as said by Futaba, “Oh no! They’re poisonous!” “I don’t feel so good,” said Haru weakly. “Ugh, my head,” moaned Ryuji. “Ugh, let me go!” yelled David as the vines tied him up. “I feel so drunk men” said Dougie as he was caught in the vines while he was poisoned. “Bleh, it’s like the last time I was hung up,” ranted Matt, who was also bound by the vines. “It’ll be my pleasure to watch you all break down slowly and painfully,” said Shadow Melissa with a sadistic smile.
“Not if we can help it!” objected Morgana as he and the others helped out their friends including Morgana using Zorro’s Magarudyne to break through the vines and The McBusted boys using their singing voices to heal the poison damage as said by Tom “It would be great if we can use our singing as healing powers in the real world”. “I guess we would give doctors a run for money, but for now, let’s use our singing to lead us to victory!” said Charlie as the McBusted boys powered up their allies with their song for them to deal damage to Shadow Melissa .
“You hit me? You are all so dead!” cried Shadow Melissa, who summoned apples like projectiles, tossing them towards the team who narrowly dodged them with their reflexes. However, it releases toxic gases as soon as the apple-like bombs hit the ground. “What are they? Poison Apples like the ones from stories?” asked Yusuke with surprise. “I wouldn’t want to take a bite out of them,” said James with caution. “I’m getting high toxic reading from them. Don’t breathe it in!” warned Futaba.
“Ha! See if you can get me now,” taunted Shadow Melissa, who fired thorn-like projectiles from her roses towards the team while using the toxic gas to hide herself and her attacks. “Ooo, I bet they would give me splinters,” said Danny, who narrowly dodged the thorn projectiles. “Every rose has its thorns, as they say,” said Morgana. “I can’t see her!” cried Makoto as Joanna’s attacks missed Shadow Melissa because of the toxic mist. “How are we supposed to get to her now?” cried Harry in frustration.
Dougie has an idea. “Let’s clear away the air pollution with our performance!” “Sounds like a wicked idea, Dougie!” cheered Matt as the McBusted boys got out their instruments and used Musical Boomburst to clear away the toxic mist. “Thank goodness, now we don’t have to worry about the toxic gas!” said Ann. The McBusted boys also powered up their allies with their singing. “Your singing won’t stop me!” cried Shadow Melissa , who threw the poison apple projectiles towards the McBusted boys to interrupt their singing, but David and the Phantom Thieves spotted them and fired their attacks at the poison apple projectiles. In return, the McBusted boys used their Musical Boomburst to repel the toxic mist. “The performance must go on!” said Ren. “You can’t stop us now!” said Tom, and they had an opening to attack Shadow Melissa.
“I am famous, which makes me above everyone!” yelled Shadow Melissa, who summoned tall thorny roses that uprooted from the ground, causing everyone to become separated from each other; meaning that the McBusted boys can’t use Huehuecóyotl’s full powers. “Geez, it’s like a jungle here!” cried Ryuji as he and the others fought their way through the thorny roses. “I hope my plants don’t become overgrown like this!” said Haru.
“Guys, where are you?!” called Charlie nervously, having to become separated from his band-mates. Shadow Melissa took advantage by attacking them with her thorny projectiles and poison ivy-like vines. The McBusted boys used their telepathic powers to keep in contact with each other. “Guys, I’m here! Stay where you are!” called Danny. “Hold on, I’m right here!” said James. The Phantom Thieves spotted the McBusted boys and helped them to break through the thorny roses using their Personas’ attacks. “We’ll reunite both of your bands!” said Ren. “No bands are complete without each other,” said Yusuke.
However, the Phantom Thieves were also targeted by Shadow Melissa, which hindered them. David used his Azrael to clear away a large amount of thorny roses. The McBusted boys rushed towards each other. “Nothing can ever get between us!” said Matt as they embraced each other. “Yeah, we’re here forever!” said Tom.
David then spotted Shadow Melissa and charged straight to her to make it personal. “Melissa, I’m going to make you feel sorry for what you did to me and my son!” yelled David with his Azrael, attacking Shadow Melissa with his Eigaon.
David, however, got caught by the vines once again, which slammed him onto the ground. “I can make any man fall for me, only for me to break like worthless dolls they are,” said Shadow Melissa as David struggles to break free from the vines that grip him tightly. “There isn’t anyone who’ll believe in you because you’re a man,” said Shadow Melissa with a wicked smile.
Just then, David became freed with the Phantom Thieves cutting the vines with their knives as powered up by the McBusted boy’s singing and the McBusted boys striking Melissa with their Melody Blaster. David was grateful for them. “We know your lies! You can’t keep on hiding the truth forever!” declared Makoto. “Even if the truth is ugly as you are on the inside!” said Dougie. Shadow Melissa snarled at them and said, “You all have no right to stand up to me!” She unleashed a barrage of vines that rushed towards them.
“I say let’s finish off the gardening!” said Danny as the McBusted boys countered the vines using their Huehuecóyotl’s Synchronize Symphony with the musical blast attack cutting through the vines, giving the Phantom Thieves an opening to attack Shadow Melissa who was about to toss her poison apples towards them but David stopped her using his Valeful’s Eigaon. With Shadow Melissa knocked down, Charlie said, “And now for the grand finale!” “My thoughts exactly!” said Morgana, and they all finished her off with an all-out attack. “I have my eyes on you,” said David.
Having to be weakened, Shadow Melissa tried to trick the team with her crocodile tears, ‘weeping’ “It’s not fair, ganging up on me like that, just like how everyone bullies me with every men use me as their objects, other girls thinks they’re better than me and those queer people get the attention!” Nobody was fooled by Shadow Melissa’s façade, knowing the kind of person she truly was. “Wallow all you want, but it won’t change the fact that you treat other people like garbage!” said Harry, calling her out. “Now you see how people feel when you leave them helpless by your lies?” demanded James.
“It’s not my fault that I am so famous and got myself involved with those scandals! It’s other people who get in the way and fall for me!” wailed Shadow Melissa like a child throwing a tantrum. “Oh boo ho, it doesn’t matter how famous you are! You are a bad person and you know it!” said Ryuji. “Play victim all you want, but it won’t hide the fact about the lives you have with your so-called fame and lies!” cried Ann.
Shadow Melissa dropped her act and said, “Why is it that you’re all stronger than me? I have all the fame, power, and charms, so none of you should have stood a chance against me, myself and I!” “It’s because we’re not alone, we have not only each other but our fans and loved ones who support us,” answered Danny. “Even though we’re not perfect, whenever we’re facing through darkness or have ideas that can help to reach stardom, we’re there for each other,” added Matt. “Even we Phantom Thieves are not alone, we work as a team to help make a world a better place for society. You only use your fame and others to serve yourself. That’s why you lost,” said Ren.
As the Phantom Thieves gathered Melissa’s medal, David said to Shadow Melissa, “Consider yourself lucky that I’ll be sparing you. I can never forgive you for what you did to my son and how you ruined me. I was planning to eliminate you here and now. But I am better than you. I’ll let you live with your crimes for the rest of your life.” Shadow Melissa said nothing but glared at David as he left with the McBusted boys and The Phantom Thieves, who were making their way out of Melissa ’s palace.
Meanwhile, in the real world, Melissa was sensing that her heart was about to change. “I can’t let anyone find out about me. It’ll be better to bring them down with me than to admit the truth,” said Melissa, who hastily took a sip of poison. She fell on the ground, seemingly lifeless. This caused her palace to collapse. “What’s going on? Is this an earthquake?” said Dougie as the palace was shaking. “No! Melissa must be planning to take us down with her!” cried Morgana as everyone ran frantically towards the exit with the walls crumbling and the ground is shaking.
Just as they were near the exit, large debris fell from the ceiling, cutting off David and the Phantom Thieves from the McBusted boys. “No! Rockers!” yelled Futuba as the McBusted boys were blocked by the debris. “Is this it?” cried Charlie fearfully. “At least we’re in this together, guys!” cried Tom as they all hugged each other them seemingly doomed. They were about to get crushed by a large debris, but it became shattered into pieces with David saving them, using Azrael to attack the debris, including those that blocked their path. “Come on, guys, you all have a career to get back to,” said David as the Phantom Thieves grabbed their hands to help them get out of the debris.
They were all able to make their escape just in time. “Phew, that was close,” said Futaba with relief as everyone returned to the real world. “Thanks for saving our bacon back there, especially you David,” said Dougie. “Don’t mention it, though my son would be happy with me,” said David. “In any case, we all made it out together,” said Danny, smiling. “And now we wait until the whole world knows the truth,” said Makoto. Elsewhere, Melissa woke up.
It wasn’t long until Melissa made an announcement that was broadcast all over the world, with Melissa tearfully confessing all of her crimes, including her false allegations and abuse, exposing all of her lies and wrongdoings over the years, much to everyone’s shock, including her fans everywhere. As a result, her charges against the McBusted boys were dropped, and her career was in shambles.
Having their names cleared, the McBusted boys thanked the Phantom Thieves. “We all can’t thank you, Phantom Thieves, for doing a lot for us,” said Tom with relief. “We couldn’t have done it without you all,” said Charlie. “We are glad to help out a big group like you all,” said Haru. “But it was you all who played a big role with that Persona of yours too, using its power to turn things around when it seems impossible,” said Yusuke, praising them. “I know, it’s like the power we had inside of us that we didn’t know about,” said James.
Just then, Takeru showed up, saying his thanks to the McBusted boys the other day and apologized for getting them involved. “It was weak of me to run away and leave you all to take the blame back there,” said Takeru. “No, it wasn’t your fault. We’re glad that you’re alright, and we couldn’t leave you there” said Danny, reassuring him. “Remember to be proud of who you are and don’t let anyone say otherwise,” said Charlie. Takeru thanked them once again and made his leave.
“Well, I suppose there are still some celebrities who can do good,” said David, who also gives them their thanks, added that meeting them has opened his eyes. He said that he’ll return the comatose celebrity souls that Azrael has stolen and will turn himself in to atone for his crimes. “Remember to keep yourself out of trouble,” said Harry, teasing him. “Yeah, or we’ll give you the calling card,” said Morgana. David smiled at them and left the group.
Afterwards, Matt said to the Phantom Thieves, “We’ve been thinking about what our shadow selves said to us. I guess it shows that we still have a lot to work on to get past our trauma and our darker sides.” “Yeah, no celebrities are perfect, and we have a lot of growing to do,” said Dougie. “We believe in you all, and your actions show it,” said Ann softly. “Remember to keep on inspiring the world with your passion and talent, and we’ll be rooting for you all, no matter where we are in the world,” said Ren supportively. “Thanks, and we all believe that you Phantom Thieves are the real heroes who make the world a better place,” said Danny. “Giving others a voice and standing up to those who need it,” said James. The Phantom Thieves were grateful to hear that. "I'll remember you as the Rocking Feathermen!" said Futaba brightly.
The McBusted boys and The Phantom Thieves bid their farewell as they went on their separate ways, with The McBusted boys cotinuing their tour and exploring more of Japan’s attractions before turning to their home country. Their meeting with The Phantom Thieves and awakening their Persona has been an adventure for them that’ll help them to become even better, and something that they won’t ever forget.
Mega McBustedeon
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