Persona F: Hearts of Friendship

Date: ???, 2014 A.E. (After Equestria Founded)

Location: ???.

Time: ???

Weather: ???

A young man slowly woke up, lying in the middle of a purple floor. He moved his right arm to his face. His entire body was covered in white bandage, except for the eyes which were in a red color. A dark blue light burned his eyes and he quickly pushed himself to his feet. He looked around the room, everything from dressers covered in cloth to the ceiling shared the color of purple.

"So, you're finally awake" a voice stated from behind him. The bandaged figure turned around to see a strange old man with a big nose sitting in a chair behind a purple table.

"Who are you? Where am I? Who am I?" his questions drilled into the leering elder like a hot knife through butter.

The old man smiled "You are in the Velvet Room."

"Velvet Room?"

"Yes. This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter."

"Why am I here?"

"Only those who can enter this room are bound by a contract. You are given a task and will be given powers to aid you."

"What is my name? Why am I tasked with this?"

"You were involved in a deadly accident; you are simply given a second chance at life."

"So what's with the bandages? Why can't I get these off?"

"Those are there to create an artificial body for you; a Gigi if you will."

"Is it permanent?"

"Sadly, no. This Gigi will last you exactly one year, starting tomorrow."

"Okay, what is my task or 'contract' as you would put it?"

"A type of creature from another universe called the Heartless has invaded a world called Equis. They have...interesting motives to obtaining the hearts of the inhabitants."

"Which are?" the man in white asked, arms crossed.

"You know...I'll save the surprise for you" he chuckled.

"I was just an average human, what do you see in me?"

The elder smiled before answering the man's question "I could've chose any recently deseaced soul, but I see the most potential."

"So will I be given something to fight these creatures?"

"Yes, in the world of the consciousness, you will be given the weapon that can destroy the Heartless; it is from the same universe, it is the Keyblade."

"So a giant key is my only defense in the world of the living?"

"Oh, no; you will be given magic related to the Keyblade, but in the dream world, the Dark Hour, my universe has merged with Equis' dream world. You will be given the power of Persona to fight the Heartless in the Dark Hour. Only your Persona can be used in the Dark Hour, I'm afraid."

"Figures. So what will my Gigi be?"

"Your Gigi will be a copy of a previous client of mine. He sacrificed his life to seal away an entity that was going to destroy humanity. You will be assuming his identity and his Persona."

"But what about my original identity?"

"That, sadly, you will have to find that out on your own."

"Even you can't restore my memory?"

"I can only copy imprinted memories."

"What?"

"Those who entered the Velvet Room who were still alive and had memories of their lives, have themselves imprinted without knowing. I can create anything from them as copies, only temporarily, of course."

"Interesting."

Igor pointed at the brown wooden door on his left "Through this door is Equis. Your Gigi will form and you will not revert for a year. When you do revert, you will become a soul again, representing your true self before you died. The bonds you will make will not only give you strength, but a reason to why life is worth living. Remember: Friendship is Magic. Good luck, Minato Arisato."

The young man slowly opened the heavy door and is greeted with light shooting through the opening, fully engulfing his body. The light pulled him in and behind him, the wood door shut and locked.