Life is Bizarre
ESKK: Hey new fic anyway just got into Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and when I saw it would make an awesome combo with Life is Strange this was the outcome with the co-work of me and Mr. Unknow. Anyway please enjoy this fic.
"Talking."
'Thinking.'
'Texts.'
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Disclaimer: I do now own Jojo's Bizarre Adventures or Life is Strange now please support these two series and read this fic.
(Start)
In the small fishing town of Arcadia Bay where everyone knows someone an old 1990 pickup truck car had parked in front of the boarding school known as Blackwell Academy. A young man looked outside the window as he was wearing a beanie on his head of black hair as his skin was white, on his right hand were rings as he was wearing wristbands on his wrists while his left hand had fingerless gloves, his baggy jeans were accompanied by a chain attached to his belt and wallet while he was wearing sneakers, he was wearing a sleeveless shirt under a button up shirt that had a hood and a zip up vest attached to it, and on his wristband was a watch attachment as he looked at the school with his blue eyes with major intent.
This young man had just drove down from upstate all the way on the other end of the country to Arcadia Bay Oregon. In the back of his car was a book bag and other school supplies as it was clear that this young man was possibly a student. As he looked he drive to the parking lot in the school grounds near the dorms since he couldn't part up front and he didn't want to get towed. As he drove his car was parked as he got off the car and grabbed his book bag with a folder that held a large amount of his excuses and photos as to why he was late.
"Well better now than never." The young man said in a bored way before he began walking to the main building. As he walked he took notice that something was off about this place as he didn't really care. He doesn't choose to get involved with things especially other people's problems, but if those problems get out of control or are close to getting out of control that is when he steps in. The young man walked over to the school and opened the front entrance as he looked around. This young man was actually pretty tall for his age so it wasn't hard to miss him walking down the hall. As he walked he saw the sign that said office which the young man now knew was his destination.
He opened the door and walked in as he saw people walking around the office doing their required work which is paperwork. They soon noticed him as the young man walked over to the front desk. "Hello I'm here to see Principle Wells I'm the new students from New York." He said as the woman was shocked.
"Sorry but you were supposed to be here weeks ago what happened?" She asked as the young man looked to her.
"Try driving from New York to Oregon through three different time zones and see how you do." He said as the woman was shocked.
"You drove why you didn't take a plane?!" She asked as when the man heard the word pain something odd happened. The young man was on the waiting chair in a fetal position as apparently he was having some sort of panic attack.
"Please not the plane the engine will blow up and we'll crash and will also have to deal with my vomit through the entire flight until the crash." He said as the woman was shocked.
'Ok that answers that question.' She thought as apparently this young man doesn't do well with flying. "Are you going to be ok?" She asked concerned for him since she had seen many people who have a phobia of flying or gets airsick but never both.
The young man began gathering himself realizing he wasn't in an airport thus he was ok. "I will be ok don't worry so it Principle Wells in so I can receive my schedule?" The young man asked as the young woman nodded.
"Of course but can I get your name?" She asked as the young man nodded.
"Yes its Joshua John though I only let my friends call me by my nickname Jojo." Joshua said as the young woman nodded.
"Ok then Mr. John I'll go let Principle Well know you are here so he can give you a quick orientation also I assume that folder you are holding is a list of your reasons for being late other than driving from New York to Arcadia Bay." She said as Joshua nodded.
"Yes it is." Joshua said as the woman nodded.
"Alright then if you can take a seat I'll go let him know your here." She said to which Joshua nodded and went to take a seat a wait for now. Joshua took off his beanie being inside a building and all and revealed his hair had blond steaks in it no doubt having bleached parts of his hair to get said streaks.
Joshua looked around to get a better judge of the school, the part he was in anyways, as it seem like a normal office area, there was something in the air that does seem weird to him but he doesn't make quick judgment, not right away, as he just arrived to the school, little tired from his drive still and not familiar to a place like this.
Soon enough the lady from before came up to him and said, "Principle Wells, will see you now."
Joshua nods as he got up and walk into the office, and see behind a desk, a bald black man, wearing a gray suit with a red shirt under and a red strip tie as the man saw Joshua and said, "Mr. John, please take a seat."
Joshua did so as Mr. Wells looked over the folder as he said, "Joshua John… ever been called Jojo before?"
"Yes, but only my friends calls me that," Joshua said as he didn't like many people saying his nick name a lot as Wells put down the folder but keep it open as he said, "Ah, well then I hope we can be friendly to each other in the near future. Now then, let's go over your report."
Wells look down at the folder and read a few lines as he said, "It says here you came here for artistic career?"
Joshua nods as he said, "Yes, my father and I don't share passion for things. As he a man of science, I am only interested, 'In the art'." That part is true, but he also moved and came to Blackwell to get away from unmentionable groups that harassing him after he did something that kick there asses, but he sure isn't crazy as hell enough to tell a person that.
Wells nods and said, "I see, well I also see the reason you were late. Usually I may not allow student to join after being this late, but with… your problems it's seem to be reasonable, so I'll let its side just this time."
Joshua nods as he and Wells goes over a few things, some rules to be aware of and the time schedule, the Principle brought out his schedule and said, "Here you go, report to the photography class room and I hope that you can archived your career, and someday return the favor to Blackwell."
Joshua heard what the man said and that last part he said sounded rehearse, like he have said it to other students as well not that Joshua mind, it's just weird for him and that smell that came to his noise as he doesn't know if this man have been drinking or put some heavy cologne on, but like before he can judge things right away as he just came to the academy.
Joshua went on his way to his classroom, with his bag on his back and his schedule in hand as he read the numbers and follow the small maps he saw around.
He stop at a door and look at it as he saw this was the class room he supposed to report to, as he put away the paper and gave a knock before entering.
Walks in and stop at the frame, as he sees a small group of people in the room, as they all look to Joshua, as they wonder who he was, and why he is here, as they never saw someone like him before, to his height would stick out greatly.
As a man with a small bear on his face, wearing a dark gray suit without a tie, and have rectangle glasses, walks up to Joshua and asked, "Can I help you?"
Joshua reach into his pocket and show the man his schedule and said, "I am supposed to report here for the class?"
The man looked over the schedule and the name on it as the man nods and said, "Okay then, welcome I'm Mark Jefferson. Please come in and let me introduce you."
Joshua came in like he was ask by Jefferson, as the man came up in the middle of the room and said, "Okay class, we got a new student, let give him our undivided attention to him and welcome him. Mr. John can you please introduce yourself?"
Joshua look at the class as most eyes were on him, all but a girl who has her head down for the moment as he said, "Joshua John, also go by Jojo, nice to meet ya."
Some of the class have him a welcome nod, other seem to didn't care as they went on their work they had, as Jefferson nods and said, "Okay then, we got a few open seat, so… have a seat next to Kate. Kate, if you please!"
Joshua look and see a girl raise her hand a bit to show who she was as he nods and walk over and take the seat next to her as the teacher said, "Okay then, lets me get back to teaching."
Joshua chose not to take notes for the time being as Jefferson continued his lesson. Joshua just sat down as he recognized the stuff Jefferson was talking about. After all while he was on the road he did some self-taught lessons so he wouldn't end up falling behind. Plus with the pictures he took of the places he stopped at to rest, refuel, or eat he had developed his photography skills.
As Joshua looked around the classroom he noticed one of his new classmates fall asleep either bored or something not that he really cared. He looked torts another classmate and saw she seemed like the Queen Bee type of student someone who he should avoid do to her little clique thing Queen bees are known to have plus in his last school he had somehow attracted the attention of the female classmates he had which annoyed him to no end. He also looked at Jefferson as he was talking a bit about innocents not that Joshua was paying attention since the guy was talking about that one photographer Joshua read about who had taken pictures of young girls n*** which sparked controversy.
As Joshua's eyes looked around he saw Kate seeming down for some reason as he may not have known her at all but he recognized self-destructive paths when he saw it. Joshua then looked to Kate before taking out paper before writing down on it. Once he did he slid it over to Kate who saw this.
"Are you ok? -Jojo." The letter read as Kate looked at Joshua who didn't seem to be paying her much Attention. Joshua then looked at her with his eyes telling her they were in class and talking might be bad.
Kate took a paper and write her reply on it before passing it to Joshua.
"Why do you ask? -Kate." Kate's letter said as Joshua then wrote his own reply.
"You seem down I may not know you well but I know if someone else is troubled. You don't have to tell me but if I am able I would lend an ear seen to many friends similar to you meet a bad end because they didn't talk about their problems. -Jojo." Jojo replied through his letter as Kate then mouthed thank you before the letters stopped.
It was then that the sleeping classmate woke up with a shock as she looked around surprised to be here. Jojo looked at her and felt it, something within her had begun to awaken. Joshua could feel it through his own "gift," Under Pressure as he knew he should keep an eye on this girl to see where this awakening takes her.
Joshua then saw a classmate pick up a pen with a cruel smile that girls give for their bullied victims when they are about to do something mean. Joshua began running the possibilities through his head that the chubby Goth girl and the newly awaken girl might be the targets. He also considered that Kate may be the target as well since he saw her wearing a cross. Joshua wasn't known to be religious in fact he wasn't religious at all nor was he atheist which was weird. He suppose he was a guy who believed there was some higher power out there but he prefers to command hid own destiny.
Joshua had only went to church because his mother before she died had brought him to church every Sunday. He would never forget her and he always felt his "gift," Came from her somehow even though his father was studying such abilities he possessed. Joshua then saw the girl crumpled up her note and then threw the paper at Kate which Joshua saw coming and decided to return the favor.
From Joshua's back a right arm appeared and open its palm to reveal a black hole which sucker the paper in before it could reach its target. Then a left arm appeared and open its palm before revealing a white hole which shot what the black hole had sucked in as an energy ball which since it was paper wasn't powerful in fact it was at the level of a bug bite and it had hit the girl who threw the paper at Kate causing her to yelp in pain at the 'bug-bite.'
Joshua smirked to himself as he lowered his hat a bit to catch up on some sleep since he was tired from his long trip. That was when he heard the familiar sound of a Polaroid camera as he lifted his beanie from one of his eyes and saw the girl who was sleeping had taken a selfie with the camera which did not go unnoticed by the teacher.
"Shh, I believe Max has taken what you kids call a "selfie"... A dumb word for a wonderful photographic tradition. And Max... has a gift," Jefferson said to the class making Max as Joshua understand that was her name but there was something else to Max that Joshua sees.
He watch Max facial expression to be confusion, not embarrass or ashamed, but more she was trying to understand something, but what is that something, Joshua didn't know what to think.
While Joshua was deep in his thoughts he remembers what Jefferson was still talking, as he put his attention back on him for the moment as he said, "The point remains that the portraiture has always been vital aspect of art, and photography, for as long as it's been around."
Jefferson looked to Max as he asked her, "Now max, since you've captured our interest and clearly want to join the conversation, Can you please tell us the name of the process that gave birth to the first self-portraits?"
Joshua look to Max as she try and figure out something to say, then said to the teacher, "I'm sorry but I really have to use the bathroom."
Now Joshua knows there something going on, and it involves the bathroom? He guesses he'll keep an eye out and observe for now, as Jefferson gave a cocky smile as he said, "Nice try, Max. But you're not going to get away that easy. We can talk more after class."
Joshua sees the teacher a bit of a douchebag as Jefferson then asked the class, "Is there anybody here who knows their stuff?"
The queen bee raise her hand right away as Joshua could guess she was going to answer the question and make a rude ass commit as she said right away, "Louis Daguerre was a French painter who created "daguerreotypes" a process that gave portraits a sharp reflective style, like a mirror."
As the Queen bee-itch turn to Max and said, "Now you're totally stuck in the retro Zone. Sad face."
Joshua frown a bit, wanted to add to take the queen bee down a bit, but before he could, he felt it again, as he turn to Max as he about to witness something, when Max raise her hand, a figure came forth from behind the girl, as there it was, her stand.
A shining blue thin humanoid figure, with markings all around its body, its hair up in a swoop of sort, and have two different eye color. (If people don't understand, look up Astral from Yugioh Zexal).
AS Joshua thought the Max girl was about to attack the queen-bee, he summon his own stand. Joshua's own Stand was impressive as it looked quiet heroic in its chrome form with red lining and some blue on its body as it had fins on its arms and the top of its head as this creature just cried of Space and Justice as it looked at its opponent with its sea blue eyes.. Joshua didn't like to toot his own horn to much but he had to admit his Stand was quiet powerful. (If you are confused think Elemental Hero Neos from Yugioh GX)
Joshua was about to send his Stand at Max who looked at him for just a moment wide eyed just as time rewind to the minute Jefferson finished asking the question. Joshua was wide eyed as he looked around shocked at what just happened. Max looked at Joshua for a minute as he acted like he was just having a bit of a shock. Joshua looked at Max as her Stand floated behind her with its arms crossed before vanishing. Joshua now knew what that awakening was, Max had just gained her Stand and one that could be a powerful rival to his own since his can control reality of Space in certain aspects Max's Stand seemed to be able to control Time.
Joshua relaxed for now as he looked to his Stand from the Corner of his eye causing the stand to nod and vanish to await its master's summons. Joshua now waited to see how Max would answer as he knew following her would make him stick out like a sore thumb. "The Daguerreian Process. Invented by a French painted named Louis Daguerre. Around 1830." Max said as Joshua saw that Max had basically stolen the Queen Bee's answer. Now an exact evil way to use a Stand but she was still new to using a Stand judging by the shock look she had when she saw his own. If anything she probably hadn't thought of a name for her own Stand yet.
"Somebody has been reading as well as posing. Nice work, Max." Jefferson praised as Joshua kept his guard up. He didn't know Max's range for her Stand or any other abilities it may or may not possess. The Queen Bee scoffed as Joshua waited for class to end. He planned on tailing Max but to do that he was going to leave first that way when she doesn't realize it he would be following her from a distance.
'Be ready Under Pressure.' Joshua thought to his Stand as he had adopted the fact that other Stand Users tend to name their Stands after famous songs from all over the world. Joshua knew he had to be careful since the persona Max was giving off could very well be all a ruse to make people let their guard down around her before she strikes. But Joshua also felt that Max's stand held a vast amount of power, power that Max can either freely access or she isn't aware of it. Joshua continued to take notes as he didn't finish reading on that one artist before arriving in Arcadia Bay. For now Jojo had to keep a close eye on Max.
Jefferson keep going on the lesson until the bell rang out as he said, "And guys don't forget the deadline to submit a photo in the "Everyday Heroes" contest. I'll fly out with the winner to San Francisco where you'll be fated by the art world. And Mr. John if you do so or not that would be up to you to decide."
Joshua nods to the teacher, as he understand coming in in the middle of such of project, He could take photo of the local fire fighters as he consider any fire fighters to be one of 'Everyday Heroes', but now wasn't the time to focus on the project as he watch Max carefully, as Jojo would not want to be surprise by anything now learning about that power, as he remembers from his stand's point of view.
Max got out of her seat as Jefferson keep on going saying, "its great exposure and it can kick start a career in photography. So Stella and Alyssa, get it together. Taylor don't hide, I'm still waiting for your entry too. And yes Max, I see you pretending not to see me."
That last part the teacher said seem weird as Joshua looked to Max, she wasn't trying of pretending anything, as she was more focus on something else, and then again people can be weird.
Max gather her stuff and as Joshua decided to wait outside the room for the moment, as he walked out turn to the side and put his back against the wall and put a pen he had on him in the door way so the door would not close all the way, as he look in to watch Max for the moment, as she walk up to Kate.
The two talk for a moment as he try to understand what they were saying, so he decided to do something, and try to sneak his 'stand' behind Max, and make sure not let her or her 'stand' be aware of his, as not a lot of people can see a 'Stand' he was sure that Kate would not able to say a think if she couldn't see it before as she sat next to him.
Jojo did so and he hear their conversation as he hears Kate say something, "This is the first time. What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry, I'm just tripping. Too much stress," Max said to her rubbing her arms a bit as Joshua try to think of something, maybe he figure Max is trying to figure out her abilities as well and this could be the first time discovering it, but he didn't want to assume that right away but keep a mental note.
Kate nodes to Max as she said to her, "I know the feeling"
"I wish we didn't. I do have to go, but we can talk later if you want," Max offer to Kate trying to be a good friend as she is to her it seems for Kate smile a bit to that thinking there are people that would willing to talk to her about her problem but she just said, "I'll see how I feel. Thank Max."
Max nods and about to leave until she remember the new student being Joshua as she turn back to Kate for a moment and asked, "By the way, that guy that sat next to you, who was he and when did he arrived?"
Kate look to her friend and said, "Joshua John, is what he said his name is, but I think he go by Jojo as well. He just came in today, and while you were napping. He also seems… nice."
Kate remember what Joshua or Jojo said to her, while he's a new student he did worry about her, which she didn't know if she should feel special about it or weird out as he was a strange to her still, but she still gave that small soft smile.
Max nods to that as she said to her friend, "Alright, thank Kate. See you later then." "Later." Jojo quickly call his Stand back before Max turns around.
Max left Kate side, she was about to walk out the door, Jojo try to move out of site really quick but he just bump into a corner, as he curse himself a bit about to be caught until Jefferson saw Max about to leave and said, "I see you, Max Caulfield. Don't even think about leaving here until we talk about your entry."
Joshua let out a breath and thank the teacher for that as he quickly got out of the corner and walk over to a locker, pretending it was his or to the irony it was his as he saw the locker number he was at and he remember seeing a locker number on his paper and just shrugs a bit, put in a combo and open putting in a few book and waited for max to come out of the room.
Max came out soon enough as Jojo look at her through the corner of his eye before he close his locker and follow her down the hall while keeping his distant.
As Joshua followed max he soon saw that a group of jocks were rounding up on a chubby young man who was probably Latino in some way. Joshua hated bullies and decided to intervene for a bit before he summoned his Stand for a bit. After all Irony was delicious even when they don't realize what he was doing. "Hey meat heads stop harassing that student." Joshua said catching the Jocks attention. Soon, Under Pressure soon appeared behind them as Joshua smirked to it as if telling it what to do with his smirk.
"Who the hell are you?!" A bully asked as Joshua smirked.
"Joshua John." Joshua said with a cold exterior before the jocks realized something. Joshua was bigger and taller than them by quite a bit easily intimidating them for a moment. "Now I will tell you again leave him alone or else." Joshua said as Under Pressure had a kick me sign ready.
"Or what?" The Jock asked as Joshua smirked before Under Pressure went to the lead jock and put the kick me sign on him hard causing him to turn around to see his friend was behind him. "Hey what was that for?" He asked as the other jock looked confused.
"What was what for?" He asked as the Latino person looked to Joshua before giving him a look that said run.
"You pushed me!" He said as Joshua smirked to this.
"No I didn't!" He called before the third jock saw the sign before smiling and kicking him clearly being unable to resist.
"GAUH WHAT THE FUCK MAN!" He called as Joshua began walking away as it soon lead to the jocks arguing and going at each other's throats as they began to fight amongst themselves as everyone wondered what just happened there as they all of a sudden started fighting each other before their friends from the Vortex Club who were nearby showed up and broke it up.
Under Pressure vanished back into Jojo as he went back to his distance of tailing Max until she to Jojo's terror walked into the Girl's bathroom. Joshua cursed himself at his own inability to sneak into a Girls bathroom so easily especially since his old classmates back in New York were able to do it so easily and going into the Girls Locker Room. Jojo cursed himself before walking over to the wall near the bathroom and leaned on it as he was next to the lockers on that side. Joshua looked and saw a rich looking kid walking to the bathroom as Joshua saw something wasn't right with him right off the bat. Judging by how he was acting he has a father who isn't around and is quite possibly some corrupt individual.
Jojo knew he should be careful around him since the young man looks to be a bit mentally unstable. Jojo looked to where he walked and saw him to his shock walk into the Girl's bathroom causing Jojo to curse himself for being unable to chase after him. "How can this get any worse?" Jojo said as soon he saw a girl with a beanie and dyed blue hair walked into said bathroom looking pissed off as Joshua was shocked.
"OH COME ON!" He yelled as he was on his hands and knees in shock a he could see through his mind's eye Under Pressure holding a spotlight over him as he saw he was defeated in the act of entering the Girls Bathroom and acting on his teenage hormones which seemed to have transferred to testosterones which might explain his height. Jojo quickly got back on his feet as he looked to the bathroom and just simply waited wanting to see what his Stand User can do with her Stand.
After a bit Jojo hear the argument going on inside and wanted to know, as he got his hand to slightly open the door to hear as he hear them talking, "I know you been pumping' drugs n' shit to kids around here... I bet your respectable family would help me out if I went to them. Man I can see the headlines now-
Jojo is surprise to hear this, now with Drugs involved, it's never a good sigh and it's amazing the guy isn't caught, as the guy spoken up to cut off the girl as he says, "Leave them out of this bitch."
The girl didn't back down as she went on saying, "I can tell everybody Nathan Prescott is a punk ass who begs like a little girl and talks to himself-
The blue hair girl push the guy a bit, now taking this a bit too far as the gun cut off the girl again as he said, "You don't know who the fuck I am or who you're messing around with!"
To the image Jojo sees in the mirror, he saw Nathan, to the name the girl said it is, pulled out a gun and pointed at the blue hair girl, as Jojo wanted to go in and stop this, he can't, not yet.
He can keep his eye on the gun and sees when the guy would pull the trigger, on accident or purpose, he can stop the bullet from reaching the girl with his 'Stand' abilities, but he wonder what the Max girl is going to do about this, as he keep his 'stand' on stand-by (pun unintended) and waited.
"Where'd you get that? What are you doing? Come on, put that thing down!" The girl said to Nathan but the guy keep it pointed at the girl as he step closer to her and held it close having the girl push against the wall as he said, "Don't EVER tell me what to do. I'm so SICK of people trying to control me!"
The girl try to push the gun away but the guy keep it where it was at as Jojo keep waiting as the girl said, "You are going to get in a hella more trouble for this than drugs-
Nathan cut off the girl once more as he said, "Nobody would ever even miss you "punk ass" would they?"
Now things were heating up as the guy gave a small squeeze, not enough to fire but enough that a hair line can do it, as Jojo was about to stop it as the girl started to shout, "Get that gun away from me, psych-
(Rewind)
It happen again, time seems to have reset itself again, to his guess, Max rewind time before the gun went off, when he was about to stop it himself, his stand wasn't at the door anymore but 'Under Pressure' was still out and beside him and he still remembers.
Once again Jojo hears the argument going again as he told his stand to push the door a bit again, and hear what's going on.
"I know you been pumping' drugs n' shit to kids around here... I bet your respectable family would help me out if I went to them. Man I can see the headlines now-"
"Leave them out of this bitch," Nathan said to the girl once again and what Joshua can guess, Max went back to the start of the argument, but what is she trying to accomplish?
The girl does it again or did it, as she didn't back down as she went on saying, "I can tell everybody Nathan Prescott is a punk ass who begs like a little girl and talks to himself-
The blue hair girl push the guy again or just did (time travel is confusing sometimes) a bit, now taking this a bit too far as the gun cut off the girl again as he said, "You don't know who the fuck I am or who you're messing around with!"
"Where'd you get that? What are you doing? Come on, put that thing down!" The girl said to Nathan but the guy keep it pointed at the girl as he step closer to her and held it close having the girl push against the wall as he said, "Don't EVER tell me what to do. I'm so SICK of people trying to control me!"
The girl try to push the gun away but the guy keep it where it was at as Jojo keep waiting… again? (In his head) as the girl said, "You are going to get in a hella more trouble for this than drugs-
Nathan cut off the girl once more as he said, "Nobody would ever even miss you "punk ass" would they?"
Before the girl yell out and push the guy again, the fire alarm went off as the guy look at the alarm as he said, "No way…"
The blue hair girl took advantage of this as she kneed the guy in the balls and shoves him down to the ground as the girl yells to him, "Don't EVER touch me again freak!"
Joshua move to the other side of the doorway as the blue hair girl came out and ran pass him without seeing him, Jojo wasn't caught again, thank his luck.
Now Jojo knew what the Max girl was trying to do, as she was trying to stop the blue hair girl from being killed, and somehow trigger the fire alarm, to his guess, there an alarm inside the bathrooms and pull it just in time… this would become Bizarre he just knew it.
This was unreal 5o him, but then again he has seen a lot of bizarre things especially since his Stand can control black and white holes as well as gravity. Jojo looked to the door to see Nathan run outside as Jojo knew he still had the gun. But he couldn't exactly snitch since no one saw him in the bathroom he had no proof other than stalking Max. Jojo figured he might as well wait outside for now no doubt Max will be there soon.
"Seems wherever I go be it New York or Oregon Bizarre things follow me as well." Joshua said as if he had to write his auto biography as a work of fiction he'd probably call it, "Jojo's Bizarre Adventures."
Jojo soon arrived outside and waited for Max to show up as he leaned next to the door with his eyes closed as he saw his shot at a little normal was a miss. But at least his life isn't dull though he needs to show Max some basics with her stand that way she can be able to defend herself without rewinding time. All he had to do is wait for Max and see what he's working with. Jojo lo9ked through the door to see Max was confronted by security before talking to Wells. Jojo simply looked back at the front lawn of the school and saw the social food chain. Skater kids at the side walk area, Vortex Royal punks sitting together, the Latino boy from before drawing, the girl with glasses playing with her drone and bringing it all together was a teacher gathering signatures for some petition.
Jojo then heard the door open and saw Max walking out before smirking and speaking. "That was a nice trick you pulled there Max." Jojo said surprising Max as she saw Joshua there before he stopped leaning and looked to Max with his hands in his pocket. "I was actually why I had this sense of Deja vu lately now I know the source." Jojo said as Max was surprised the Joshua knew then again he could be bluffing or joking.
"Um what are you talking about Joshua?" Max asked hoping she wouldn't have to rewind to get out of this.
"That little friend of yours the guy who appears when you rewind time does it have a name?" Jojo asked as Max was confused. "Judging by your look you font seem to know yet you've seen my friend." Jojo said as he then stood in front of Max. "Under Pressure." Jojo called before Under Pressure appeared and stood behind Jojo ready to attack.
"We what is that?" Max asked as she was shocked to see it.
"My stand Under Pressure and I saw what you did all the way to helping that girl." Jojo said as he glared. "Now I want to see what you can do against Under Pressure." Jojo said giving the signal to which Under Pressure charged forward and attacked. Max was wide eyed before she quickly reminded which stopped Under Pressure for a minute but he broke through anyway. Max was shocked but soon the blue being appeared blocking the attack before rewinding time and in turn attacked Under Pressure before it could complete its attack. "So your stand does have combat abilities." Jojo said with a smirk as he saw this.
Max's stand looked at him before giving a thumbs up to her showing it was ready to fight. "Who are you!?" Max asked as Jojo smirked.
"Joshua John photography student of Blackwell Academy in Arcadia Bay Oregon and a stand user. You can call me Jojo." Joshua said as Under Pressure took a ready stance. "I suggest naming your Stand though makes calling it out easier especially if you want to better control its abilities." Joshua said as he looked to Max with a smirk.
"What do you mean?" Max question as all of this is so sudden, as she just discover she can time travel and now she was in a fight with a guy she barely knew for almost half an hour ago with a power similar but way still different from each other.
As the blue figure took a stood ready, 'Under Pressure' keep looking at the stand waiting for the sigh to fight, as Jojo said, "Some people in this world can be cruel and take no thought of others with their life or feelings, and if you can defend against people like that, then are you truly worthy of your abilities?"
Max didn't know what he means, but she didn't get a chance to ask anything else as Jojo bow his head a bit and his stand went at other as they engage.
'Under Pressure flew at Max's stand and throw the first punch as Max was worry and see it coming, her stand raise its arms to block it, but the punch was strong it push the stand back.
For Max she felt her whole body felt that force what her stand felt when it block the punch which was weird as how could that happen as Jojo saw this and said, "Most important things to know, if you're going against another 'Stand' user you must be aware of the double edge sword, as if your stand gets hurt, the same damage will be apply to you too."
Max eyes widen as she was told this, she sees Under Pressure coming at her stand again and its faster than before as it throw a punch, as it was just inches away from her Stand, Max held out her hand drawing upon her power as her stand does the same, they stop time for a moment before rewinding a bit.
Understand was back where it was before, as Jojo took notice of this as they rewind time, his memories are still there but he as max rewind time before the attack came, he needs to make sure her power is not a one trick pony.
Under pressure did it again with the speed and punch movement as Max remembers this part as she gave a mental command to her stand to move out of the way fast.
Max's stand not only avoid the attack it seem to have move at the same speed with ease, to Max she saw an opening as her Stand follow her mental command, its gave a punch to the stand face with a great amount of its strength.
The fist connected to Under Pressure's face, but it only seem to have did so little by just making its head turn just a bit, with Max is confused at this point as Jojo said, "Its seem your stand don't have the strength to do much to my stand, but it does have a good of a punch."
Max look to Jojo and saw the small mark on his face as it's slowly fades away.
Under pressure try a back hand move to Max's stand, but to her reaction and her 'Stand' speed, it back away quickly before the hit landed on it.
"Impressive to its own speeds as well, I guess what it lack in its strength make up for its speed but all battle is taking its small toll," Jojo said as his stand return by his side as did Max's stand.
Max was breathing a bit hard as she was trying to keep focus as she never done this before, most movement of her stand was its own, as it may react to her feelings and thought, its speed and movement was mostly its own mostly at this point.
Max look to Jojo and asked, "What do you want? Why are you even doing this?"
After a moment as her stand stood ready to go again, as did under Pressure… until it relax its stands and then return to Jojo as he said, "A test to say. For the most part I want to see how much you can handle right now, as what I can see… a novice at best."
Max's stand return to her as well, as she relax a bit seeing the fight or test was over but she still keep guard and said, "A test? For what, I'm not the kind of person to go to around and beat people up or get into other problems."
"I saw, says otherwise. The moment in the bathroom, I could have stop it if I wanted too or let it be as the chance the girl could have survive, but you… you stop it before it could happen, as my guess is, you see it happen before and rewind time to a point to where you can stop it, like in the classroom by accident or on purpose. And what happen in the classroom, I guess you didn't want to be trap or stand as long as you want to, so you rewind time, and redo what you did."
Max turn away as she did cheat and felt somewhat ashamed to that as she had to cheat to do what she wanted to do, all to save that blue hair girls life as she said, "I'm not proud of it, but I didn't want to stay in the classroom where I could be too late to do anything."
"I don't blame you, and to tell the truth, that girl you stole the answer from, she needed to be thrown off her high horse anyways. As you seen one person like her, you seen them all and nobody seem can't do a thing, but you did, and I can respect you for that and what you did to do what you need to do," Jojo told max as he always felt that snobs punch or Queen Bee-itches like the one from the class room needed to face karma, one way or another.
Jojo turn in a direction as he walks off as Max said, "Where are you going?"
"Somewhere, anywhere, a quiet place likes under a tree to take a nap, as I hardly got any when I got here," Jojo said as he stop for a moment and spoken up again and said, "But if you need in help in some way, don't hesitate to ask, as for now, see you later."
Jojo walks off and find a place to take his nap, as Max was left in her thought and then she walks off as well, as after a bit she ran into one of her teachers that is doing the petition as she said to her, "Hi, Ms. Grant."
(With Jojo)
Jojo was walking over to his truck as he had to get his stuff to set up his dorm room. As Jojo walked he stopped for a moment and took out his mart phone as well as his ear buds. Once he put them in he started his phone as he began scrolling through music before he found he one he wanted to listen to which seemed to have a Japanese band on the cover.
*Insert Jojo's Bizarre Adventure OP 3: Stand Proud
As Jojo walked through the courtyard with the music blasting in his ears he knew he had to keep an eye on Max in case she got into any trouble. But right now he had his own problems to worry about. As Jojo walked he took out the paper from his pocket which showed which room he was in at the dorms. He smirked as luckily they had vacancy since he was traveling here from out of state. As Joshua walked he couldn't help but feel like a badass as he walked to his destination but soon felt something odd. Once Joshua arrived at his truck he unlocked it and opened it before grabbing his bag and some boxes to take to his new room. Joshua smirked as he brought some stuff but luckily he had an express way to the room. "Under Pressure!" Joshua invoked causing Under Pressure to appear and open a worm hole which sucked in his belongings into a pocket dimension to be picked up later. Once that was done Joshua began making his way torts his dorm room to start unpacking.
Once Jojo arrived at the boys dorms Joshua took noticed to many students at the dorms as he passed by that Nathan kid looking skittish and freaking out but also smug and pissed off. Joshua paid him no min except that he was someone to keep an eye on for the time being. But like he said before he had other stuff to deal with. As Joshua walked he continued listening to his song as he smirked as for him life truly was Bizarre and personally that was just the way he liked it. Normal can go shove it where the sun don't shine why be normal when you can be strange or even bizarre. As Joshua walked he soon arrived at his dorm and unlocked the door before entering to see his room.
Jojo walked into it as he looked around and saw the room was modest before he smirked. Soon the worm hole appeared and from it his luggage came out with some frost on it as Jojo knew the pocket dimension didn't have heat so he also used it at times to store drinks and such. Joshua then began unpacking his stuff as it wasn't long until he was set up. His desk was ready, his books and shelves were set, and his Polaroid camera was set next to his professional camera. His closet was also filled with his clothing which was actually all the same clothing but with different colorings and designs. Joshua smirked as he eventually finished with setting up his gear and was about to sit at his computer before stopping.
"Wait I still don't know my way around and I still have homework that I missed from the weeks I wasn't here, if I get lost on my way to class I could end up in some serious trouble." Jojo said as he looked around. "I suppose relaxing with have to wait, man this is going to be annoying." Jojo said before he sat up and grabbed his wallet and took out his phone. Jojo then turned off the music before putting the phone away and taking out his buds.
Joshua then began walking through the dorms when he passed by a missing person's poster about one Rachel Amber. Now Jojo wasn't one to look at this stuff but something about her was making his hairs stand on end. Jojo then looked forward in the hall and saw a girl there standing with her hands in her pocket as she was wearing black and even was wearing a back hoodie. She then removed her hands from her pocket and pointed at Joshua as she revealed her nails were black as Joshua got a look at her mouth and saw she had black lip stick.
"Don't interfere with this if I were you I'd leave town before Friday." The girl said as Joshua looked at her.
"Why what happens Friday?" Joshua asked as the girl chuckled as she lowered her hand.
"Oh don't want to spoil the surprise." The girl said as something about her rubbed Joshua the wrong way. "Now then ta love." The girl said as she then began walking through the path on her left as Joshua ran over to the path and saw she was gone.
"What... was that about?" Joshua asked as he was confused. "Better keep my eyes peeled." Joshua said before he began heading to the door to head to explore the school a little.
(Later in the Parking lot)
Getting a feel around the school and talk to a few people as Jojo was getting settle to Blackwell bit at a time, but still that one girl he meet in the hall of the Boys dorms that is still in Joshua mind, saying he should leave before Friday, as he wonder if that girl is a stand user or something else as he hardly knew Stand of the user could help make vanish, his is one of the with his worm hole.
Not a good idea to use it, due to the subzero temperature within the dimension pocket, but it did save his ass once or twice when he was in a pinch.
But still if something was going to happen, he'll just have to face it like he normally do.
Reaching the parking lot, and despite the size of the school, it seem like a small world as nearby, he sees the Max girl talking to a guy about things, he didn't know what they were talking about but they seem to enjoy their talk together, and then he sees trouble walking by.
Nathan Prescott, with a serious look on his face, one that spell trouble as Jojo figure, and If he had to guess, Max told on Nathan about the gun he had on him, maybe still does, as he doesn't always judge people right away, that don't mean he would take a chance.
"Max Caulfield, right?" Nathan said as he walk up to Max and her friend as he went on saying, "you're one of the Jefferson's photo groupies..."
Nathan shoved Max's friend away for a moment as Max look to him and said, "I'm one of his students."
"Whatthefuckever! I know you like to take pictures, especially when you're hiding out in the bathrooms," Nathan said as Max is getting the idea that Nathan knew she was in that same bathroom as him and that girl and was told on him to Wells about the gun he had.
As Nathan is given a threatening stair, Max looked behind him as she saw someone walking up to him from behind, taller than him, and to the look of it stronger than him, and it was no other than Jojo, the person she meet and told her about her powers, even with Max's friend looking at him seems scared as shit by his appearance.
"You best tell me what you told the principal, now!" Nathan said as he was demanding answer and then a voice from behind him say, "She doesn't have to say a thing to a punk like you."
Nathan got mad and turn around and said, "Who the fuck are…you?" look up at the new student as he gave a smile and said, "Joshua John, also Jojo to my friends."
Nathan should have seen where this could be going but his mind is out of whack and try act as the head Hombre as he pointed a finger at Jojo and said, "Well whoever the fuck you are, this isn't your damn business. So I suggest you leave before you get hurt?"
"I would but there no one around that would hurt me, or should I say can hurt me," Jojo said gave a mock smile as Nathan just got piss at this and said at the same time that Jojo said it.
"You have no idea who the fuck I am."
"You have no idea who the fuck I am!"
Nathan, Max and her friend was weirded out by that as Nathan speak up again as Jojo said it at the same time as him.
"You shut the fuck up before I'll-
"You shut the fuck up before I'll-
Nathan stop as he wonder how the hell a guy like him knew what he was going to say as Jojo said to him, "You're too predictable. So I suggest you leave them alone before you find yourself in a hole."
"I don't care what you think, I own this school and you can't do shit-
"I don't care what you think, I own this school and you can't do shit-
Once again Jojo predicted what Nathan was going to say as just got piss and throw a punch until Jojo caught it and squeeze it hard as Nathan had a look of pain on his face as Jojo said, "As I said, predictable."
Jojo grab Nathan by his shirt and throw him to the side as Nathan rolls a bit, before he stop himself, he got piss at this as it seem he was about to pull something out he felt something missing as he look on his person a until Jojo said to him, "Missing this?"
Nathan look and saw the Gun that Jojo has in his hand before he drop the magazine, and cock it back with the round in it pop out and fell down with the rest of the ammo and then Jojo just throw it over in the nearest trashcan.
"Wanna go again without the little peashooter?" Jojo joked as Nathan was shocked. This guy had disarmed him and easily over powered him as it seems that by the looks of things his tall stature wasn't just for show. Jojo smirked as Nathan stepped back in fear. The rounds were on the ground at Jojo's feet while the gun was in the trashcan nearby out of Nathans reach. Nathan was scared before Jojo clenched his fist before changing his stance before surprising everyone struck a pose. Jojo pointed with his right hands thumb, middle, and index finger straight ahead while his left hand was in a similar state bight right side up unlike his right hand which was in a sideways form. Jojo's body was turned to his side as it appears this bizarre stance helped to intimidate Nathan as Nathan knew he was in deep s***.
"You'll regret this punk!" Nathan said as Max glared at him.
"Leave us alone!" Max called out as Jojo got in front of Max before Nathan can get to her and pushed him down. Soon an old truck came driving in as it stopped with a screech in front of Max. Max got up and was shocked as who she saw there as Jojo saw the girl and remembered her from the bathroom.
"Max?!" The blue haired girl asked shocked to see her here.
"Chloe?!" Max asked shocked to see her friend after so long.
Nathan was getting up as he glared at Chloe. "No way. You again?" He said as he saw Chloe and gave her a glare.
Nathan was about to attack again before Warren came running in and knocking down Nathan. "Go I got this!" Warren called before Nathan began punching Warren in the face. "Get in Max!" Chloe called as Jojo looked at Warren before Warren tried to hold back one of Nathans punches.
"Jojo keep Max safe!" Warren called as Jojo nodded before jumping into the car. Just as Nathan came at the door trying to open it by hitting it.
"Get you punk ass out here now! Don't even try and run! Nobody messes with me! NOBODY!" Nathan called out as Jojo smirked.
"Under Pressure." Jojo said before his Stand appeared and then sent a punch at Nathan who felt the force of an invisible fist hit him in the stomach before he was sent flying back into a car which its alarm started when Nathan hit it.
"Thanks Jojo." Max said as Jojo sat next to Max who was next to Chloe.
"It's no problem that guy needs help." Jojo said as he sat down.
"Yeah anyone who can piss him off and get away with it is a friend of mine." Chloe said as Jojo nodded as they drove.
"Well wherever we are going be sure to wake me up when we get there I'm tired and I haven't gotten much sleep since I got here so do not disturb." Jojo said before lowering his beanie over his eyes and going to sleep.
"Well today has been well Bizarre." Max said as she tried to make sense of all this. "I guess meeting up with you kind of make sense, Chloe." Max said as she smiled at Chloe.
(Meanwhile back at the school)
The same girl from before was walking through school grounds as she saw a paper on a wind shield before picking it up and seeing it was the missing person poster of Rachel Amber. The young girl growled before tearing it in two before crumbling up both halves and throwing it away. Clearly some people can't let the past rest in peace, then again... neither can she. She began walking to the parking lot where she saw Nathan there as the chains on her pants jingled with every move. On one of those chains was a broken heart keychain as she also had a vest over her hoodie which had buttons such as "Vengeance is Sweet," and "Payback is a bitch." But on the vest stitched to the back was "Revenge is a meal best served cold," and on the front part was "The Storm Bringer." Clearly this girl was bad news before she saw Nathan throwing his tantrum as he no doubt recovered from his injury.
"Moron." She said as she walked over to him clearly angry.
"Who the hell are you looking at?!" Nathan demanded as the girl smirked.
"Oh just a little boy following a sick pedophile in his little capture innocent girls and take bondage pictures of them." The girl said as Nathan was shocked that she knew that.
"Who... who are you?!" He asked clearly not recognizing her but something about her was very familiar.
"Oh someone who has a bone to pick with you... your surrogate fatherly Pedophile, and all of Arcadia Bay Prescott's included." The girl said as Nathan thought this girl was crazy or maybe she is a sibling to another one of HIS muses. "Well it doesn't matter it will all be handled by Friday so I'll be sure you don't recognize me." The girl said as she removed her hands from her pockets and smirked with her hands clenched into fists.
"What are you-?" He began but the girl cut her off.
"PERFECT STORM!" She invoked before from behind her to her eyes a being made out of winds and storms appeared behind her as its glowing eyes glared at Nathan hearing its mistress's summons. Perfect Storm then halted time altogether before sending it at Nathan with a snap of her fingers before the creature charged at him and grabbed his head changing time itself in a sort of domino effect, though I wouldn't be noticeable to his memory Jojo had punched him when he tried to go after Max leaving a bruise which said bruise soon appeared on Nathans body. She even removed the time spot of Nathan seeing her before she smirked at an idea. "Perfect Storm beat him up a bit but leave him able to walk again, after all he's part of my grand plan." The girl said to which Perfect Storm nodded and sent multiple punches at Nathan.
"MURA, MURA, MURA; MURA!" Perfect Storm invoked as it punched Nathan with weak punches before it was done. The Girl then began leaving as once she was gone time resumed as Nathan then fell to ground noticing bruising that wasn't there before.
"What the fuck?!" Nathan called as he wondered who attacked him.
As the girl smirked she soon gained a sad smile as she knew what she was doing was possibly wrong but she didn't care. "Chloe... I'm sorry." The girl said knowing that if Chloe had died in that bathroom all that is about to happen in the coming week could have been avoided.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well I hope this chapter was good because this is more of a test chapter to see how this fanfic is received. Beside Life is Bizarre has so many moments for a Jojo moment that I couldn't help myself. Anyway please enjoy this fic and like always ja ne.
