The End, And a New Beginning.
It was over. Finally, after a bitter 100 year-long rivalry, the greatest threat to the Joestar bloodline, Dio, had been vanquished. As Joseph, and his stoic grandson Jotaro watched the sun rise in Cairo, they could think about nothing but the hard-fought victory, and what it meant not only for them, but for those who had helped Dio.
"Now, it's over. So many people lent something to Dio. Many people, for the last hundred years. They lent him everything," Joseph asserted, voice full of melancholy, and sorrow for those who suffered.
"And too many of those things will never be returned," Jotaro added.
"Yeah. The things we can't get back are too great, and too numerous," Joseph agreed. "What we've lost is as vast as the planet Earth itself. But it's all because of them…It's because of them that we still live."
"Kakyoin. Iggy. Avdol. It's over," Jotaro affirmed.
The stoic, 6'4", former delinquent, and the trickster couldn't express how grateful they were to those who made the journey possible. The men, who dropped everything at a moment's notice, and made Dio's defeat possible. The very ones who dedicated themselves to a causer that would ultimately determine their own fates, and the fate of many more. As unbeknownst to those who did not survive the journey, their deaths were not in vain.
Several hours later, at Cairo International Airport
"Are you really going to return to France, Polnareff?" raised Joseph, who couldn't ignore the thought of the stubborn Frenchman returning elsewhere than with them. "You don't have any family there, do you? Why don't you come to New York with me?"
"Mr. Joestar, even though my family is gone, France is my homeland," responded Polnareff. "I have many memories in my hometown. No matter where I go, I'll always return there. But, if you need me, give me a call. Wherever in the world you are, I'll come running."
"It'll be lonely without you," Joseph answered, voice filled with deflection.
'There were many hardships, but it was a lot of fun," the silver-haired Frenchman expressed. "That journey was fun because all of you were there."
"Yeah"
"Yes, it was fun. I believe that from the bottom of my heart," Joseph maintained.
"Passengers on France International Airlines Flight 92, bound for Paris, please head to gate 18," interrupted them, and signaled that it was time to part ways.
Polnareff pulled the two in for a hug, and said to Joseph "Well see ya, you shit-stained geezer! I Hope you live forever!" and then looked to Jotaro and demanded "And you, his stingy grandson! Don't you dare forget me!"
"Let us meet again!" affirmed said geezer. "If you don't hate me by then you little jackass!"
And Jotaro, with the most emotion he had expressed throughout this harrowing journey, replied with "I couldn't forget a guy like you if I tried. Take care."
"So long."
"Yeah."
The heroes readied themselves for their long trip home and walked in opposite directions, heads held high. They knew not what the future had in store for them, but only knew this; they would overcome anything if they were together. And as the heroes departed, changed by their journey, and the people that brought them to that point, they were ready to pick up their lives where they left off. But, fate had other plans.
Jotaro didn't know where he was, but he knew one thing: he had to stop his descent, and quick. He was on the plane home with his grandfather, and had looked at the final picture the stardust crusaders would get with everyone together, and with a smile on his face, put it back into his school uniform's jacket. Seeing that photo made him wish he could see everyone, just one more time, as it reminded him of the good times they had despite the grim reason they were heading to Cairo. But, the minute he put it back, a flash of light outside his window had blinded him. And after his vision cleared up, he found that he was no longer on the plane, and was falling towards a city, with his speed increasing steadily.
'I need a plan, and quick, unless I want to end up as a read smear on the pavement!' Jotaro contemplated. He couldn't very well stop time, nor could he just start flying again as he didn't want to worsen his injuries he had gotten less than a day beforehand. So, he did what any rational person would do, and used Star Platinum to punch into, and grab a hold of a nearby building and slide down to decelerate. Luckily, his plan worked, and he managed to come to complete stop, inches before smacking into the pavement.
His plan not only served to stop him, but also get the attention of terrified onlookers, who had seen a bright flash in the sky, only to see a 6'4" giant of a man come barreling down towards the pavement at speeds close to 60 MPH; only for something to make an audible crunch as it forced part of itself into a building, and leave a trail of split and mangled concrete down the side, getting longer and longer as the man slid down.
Jotaro made Star Platinum disappear, and only then did he notice the terror on the people's faces.
"OI! WHAT ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT?! YOU ALL PROBABLY HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO!" Jotaro shouted in anger, as no one ceased staring at him, nor did they offer him help. They all jumped at this and hurriedly went about their nights. As far as Jotaro could tell, this wasn't anywhere in Japan, but had hoped that he just ended up being teleported to somewhere else in the world. Oh how far he had come, and how far he had yet to go in finding that he was no longer on Earth.
But, as he looked around, he only saw that he looked to be in residential district of this city, with several businesses scattered about. He noticed one store in particular, with a sign that read From Dust Till Dawn, and decided that would be as good a place as any to start inquiring about his whereabouts.
As he started walking towards the store, he noticed a group of several men , all but one dressed in black suits, with red ties and hats, walk out of an alley, and start walking towards the same store. One of them, whom Jotaro deduced to be the leader, was wearing a white suit, had orange hair, and was wearing a bowler hat with a red band going around. He determined that they were up to no good, and he was about to enter the store to confront them, only for a man to come flying through the window. The man was immediately followed by a girl of short stature whom Jotaro figured couldn't be older than 15, wearing a red cloak and with red streaks in her hair.
The short girl produced a scythe that was easily almost one and a half times taller than Jotaro, and was significantly larger than herself. She proceeded to drive one end of the scythe into the pavement as the red headed man Jotaro saw earlier appeared in the window with a look of what seemed to be surprise on his face.
"Okay... Get her!" the red headed figure ordered his goons.
The girl's size could've fooled anyone into believing that she was defenseless, as she used the scythe as a support to spin around, and kick one of the thieves in the face, instantly knocking him unconscious.
Jotaro noticed two of of them trying to sneak up behind her, and at a speed that appeared to be faster than the speed of light, a fist from a heavily muscled figure wearing a loin cloth, red scarf and gold pauldrons punched the goon hard enough to put 2 men sized craters in the pavement.
"ORRRAAA! ORRRAAA!"
"Good grief, what did I get myself into?" Jotaro mused as the orange haired figure step through the window and stared at the two.
"You were worth every cent. Truly, you were. And you my stoic friend seem to leave me at impasse as to what to do." The ginger proceeds to drop his cigar and crush it with his cane, while police sirens can be heard in the background. "Well Red, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd like to stick around..."
The bottom of his cane opened up to present a barrel and a reticle.
"...I'm afraid this is where we part ways."
He then fired at Ruby faster than she coud react, only for the bullet to be caught by Star Platinum, where Jotaro then inspects it.
'Odd. This looks nothing like conventional ammunition would look like. Just where in the hell am I?' He pondered. Star Platinum flicked it away only for it explode behind them.
The girl then asked the shopkeeper,"You okay if I go after him?" to which he nodded
"OI! Don't rush ahead without a plan. You're gonna get yourself kil...why do I even bother?" Jotaro relented as his words fell upon deaf ears.
She proceeded to shoot her scythe at the ground and use it to propel her up the side of the building, to which Jotaro could only watch. He then followed her, using Star Platinum to get himself up the ladder in one pull.
He had gotten there in the nick of time as the Criminal was boarding a large aircraft, and was about to throw something red at the girl. However, Jotaro had no idea what it was, but only assumed that it could kill the girl.
Without a moment to spare shouted,"STAR PLATINUM: THE WORLD!"
TICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTOCKTOCKTOCK
"You couldn't wait one second? And to think that I tried to avoid stopping time because of my injuries..." he muttered, annoyed at the lack of patience exhibited by the girl.
1 second
He proceeded to walk past the girl, and grab the red crystal, and noticed a blonde woman who appeared to be in her mid thirties a couple feet behind the girl midair.
2 seconds
'And to think this woman was about to risk her life to save her. She looks like she would've done it too, had she been a few feet closer.'
3 seconds
"Time continues to move."
TOCKTOCKTOCKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICK
The woman landed in front of the girl, but stopped, with a confused look on her face as there was a man in front of her that wasn't there a second ago. She wasn't the only one that was confused, as the girl and the thief were befuddled at what had just transpired.
"Good grief. Be more patient and plan your moves. I might not be around to save your ass if this happens again." Jotaro then gave the red crystal to Star Platinum, who if the thief could see, had a grin of pure malice towards the thief as he got into a pitcher's stance and threw the crystal with such speed that it broke the sound barrier in the short distance it was thrown. It shattered on the vehicle with a large explosion that shook the aircraft from side to side, yet it stayed aloft.
However, the blonde woman shook herself out of her stupor, and summoned purple projectiles, which she launched at the aircraft. The aircraft shook once again, this time throwing the red headed thief to the floor of the aircraft.
"We got a huntress!"
A woman in a red dress made her way to the door, but not before the huntress summoned a hail storm that broke through the aircraft's metal skin, nearly decapitating the thief. The battle between the two came to a head when the woman in red managed to distract the huntress with an attack, and used that to make her escape.
'Now that that's over, I should probably get some ans...wers. What's with that look on her face?' It was Jotaro's turn to be confused as the girl with the red cloak stood slack-jawed and had a look of utter amazement on her face.
"That...Was...AWESOME!OHMYGODWHATWASTHATTHATWASSOCOOLWHENYOUCAUGHTTHECRYSTALANDTHREWI-"
"SHUT UP! YOU'RE SO DAMN ANNOYING!" Jotaro hated girls who yelled with a passion. Quite the lady's man.
At this, the girl's mood deflated, which brought a look of defeat on her face. The answers Jotaro needed would have to wait until the huntress decided what to do with them.
Hey guys PlsConfirmPart5 here. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to read my first story, and would appreciate it if you left a review. I am also open to suggestions regarding the plot, and also to writing this story with another user, as I do not have much experience, and I could use that to learn more about what exactly goes into writing a story a like this.