Chapter 9: The journey ahead

LeBron's eyes opened slowly as the light of the light of the room turned on. "Ugh, what the hell?" He muttered, rubbing his eyes. "Get up," said Jotaro, "we got a job to do." LeBron stretched and sat up, "huff, what a fucking day, I can't catch one break," Jotaro rolled his eyes, "you can sleep later." LeBron followed Jotaro out of the room, Josuke stood in the hallway, he was furiously combing his hair, trying to fix it, "gemmy that," Jotaro grabbed the comb out of Josuke's hand, "can you not focus on your hair for five damn minutes," "j-jeez Jotaro! I'm just combing my hair, I'm not breaking anything!" Jotaro shook his head and walked down the hallway. "What crawled up his ass?" Said LeBron, still rubbing his eyes, Josuke sighed, "he's just... focused on this case, it means more to him then you think."

The two followed Jotaro down the hall and into a large room, where Richter was sitting. "You two stay here, I'll go talk to him," said Jotaro. He entered the room and looked at Richter, who glared menacingly at Jotaro, "this room has been specifically designed to negate the usage of stands," Jotaro spoke, "it's just you and me, no tricks, no games." He took a seat opposite of Richter and took a folder out, he opened it and looked at the file inside, "Richter Prokes," he began, "age 23, born in Tampa, Florida and raised in San Jose, California, you moved here when you were six and have lived here ever since, I have your school records too, pretty smart kid, graduated from UCLA with a degree in motor science and has an internship at General Motors." Richter whistled and leaned back in his seat, "good job, you've told me shit I already know, and?" Jotaro looked at Richter and ignored his response, "well, I also have your criminal records, you've been arrested a number of times, mugging, public disturbance, and one account of sexual assault," "hey, I was falsely accused on that case, it got resolved," wined Richter, but Jotaro continued, "you have also been in numerous fights, some that left people hospitalized, it was said that it looked like a supernatural force was causing the damage, supernatural force huh, that is an interesting choice of words." Jotaro put the paper down and picked up another one, he waved it in front of Richter, "now this is an interesting one," said Jotaro, "it says here that you once did business with a gang named the Somerset Crew, they are an organization that runs throughout the state of California, it says here that you were once a former member of the gang, but left for unknown reasons, does sound about right?" Richter nodded, choosing not to say anything. "This attack that you caused with your stand resulted in the deaths of 42 people, and left more than 80 injured, technically, I can put you in a prison for life, you'd probably be put to death." "So," replied Richter, "why don't you?" Jotaro put the papers done and leaned in to his seat, "I'm not going to do that, because you remind me of how I was when I was young, you're a delinquent, and you need to be put on the right track, I can help you do that, all you need to do is answer one question." Richter raised an eyebrow, "shoot," "tell me where Dio is heading, you obviously know who he is, and you know where he is going, if you tell me where he's going, then I can work something out and get you on the right path."

Richter smirked, "and why would I rat out my employer to a dickhead like you?" He said, "and what's to say that I don't just call my friends t prepare for your arrival and the kill you?" Jotaro licked his lips and smiled, "you bring up a good point, but I haven't been completely been honest with you." Jotaro pulled the picture of Alcatraz that Joseph had created earlier. "Does this photo mean anything to you?" Richter's eyes widened slightly, he didn't say anything. LeBron and Josuke watched from the outside, I think he might have got him," said Josuke with a grin. "Alcatraz prison is a famous location, though it has been abandoned for many years, but there have been reports of unknown boats moving from there and the mainland, you wouldn't happen to know why, would you?" Richter stood up, his hands still locked to the table, "you stupid fuck! You don't know who the hell you are dealing with!" Jotaro smirked, Richters rage unfazed him, "your threat doesn't mean much to me, like an old friend once said, your about ten years too young to challenge us." Richter glared at Jotaro, the rage boiling inside of him, "you must think your soooo smart huh? Mark my words, if you think, Somerset will rule this world one day, and when we do, we will send the likes of you to an early grave!" Jotaro got up and adjusted his hat, "then I'll see you in hell." Jotaro exited the room, "tell the old man we got his info, and take this guy out of here, I heard that the detention center just got an opening." Two police officers grabbed Richter and led him out of the room. Suddenly, Richter pulled free from their grasp and grabbed a gun from the officer's pocket, "you won't get the chance to get to them, eat shit you bastard!" Richter began to pull the trigger, but he was suddenly blasted though the window and back into the room, "shit!" LeBron exclaimed, covering himself from the shards of glass. "Star Platinum, The World," said Jotaro, "I stopped time before you could shoot, and now it is you that has met an early grave." Jotaro walked over to the two, "we should talk to the old man and discuss our next move, Dio's out there, and now we're one step closer to finding him."


Richter Prokes: Age 23

Stand: Insomnium

DEAD: Killed by Jotaro Kujo


Dio peered at the many buildings outside of the compound, lines of fences created an almost inescapable wall around the prison, "I can feel them," he said to himself, "they know where I am, fucking Joestars, I should've killed JoJo when I had the chance!" "Hey!" Dio turned, "we're almost done with the plane, we will be leaving soon." Max and Axel had been working on fixing one of the aircrafts that resided in the air field. "This is what we will be flying?" Asked Dio, 'yes sir, this here's a Cirrus SR22, this will get us to Italy in no time," replied Max, "yeah, but it's kinda low on gas," said Axel, "so we will need to make a stop before getting there," Dio nodded, "that is fine, but I incense that we leave as soon as possible, I fear my enemies are closing in on this island." Axel smirked at the statement, "these enemies of yours seems to get to you, you're not scared of them, are you? "Don't insult me, I have waited for my chance for years, I do not want any more interruptions," "very well." The engine of the plane suddenly came to life, Max chuckled, "hah, I got it!" Axel and Dio walked towards the plane, "excellent," said Dio, "now, we can start our journey," "yeah, but where are the other guys?" "They're inside the prison," said Axel, "I'll go get them.

Nick paced around the room, clutching his chin, he looked like a man on the brink of losing it. "You need to relax bro," said Shelby, "pacing isn't gonna calm you down." "Calm down?" Stated Nick abruptly, "trust me, I'm chill, I'm chiller than chill, how could I not be calm when we have a supposed 100-year-old vampire just hanging out, trust me, I'm fucking calm." Joe stood up and grabbed Nick, 'you don't look calm, sit your ass down," Nick sat and ran his hand through his hair, "look, this thing has got me stressed out, I know we have had this plan for a while, but now that it's happening, it's just a little crazy," "it's not that big of a deal, we all just need to chillax," said Tyler. "I do like how you don't give one shit about this," said Joe, "I mean, this is your big plan, but who gives a fuck right?" Tyler rolled his eyes and stood, "you know, the reason I don't a shit, is because there isn't anything to give a shit about yet, yeah, I know about the plan, but we have to let it flow, we will act when the time is right." "Tyler's' right," said Shelby, "we don't know how powerful this Dio guy is, if we want that arrow, we're gonna have to give it time." "Hey!" The four turned, Axel stepped into the room, "the plane is ready, we're leaving now, if you need to get anything, I'd do it now," Shelby and Nick nodded and left the room, leaving Joe and Tyler in the room. "Joe, before we leave, I want you burn this place down, I don't want any evidence left here," "yeah, no problem," said Joe, and he left. Tyler looked around the room, "so this is it huh?" He said, "our next chapter begins once we leave." "Yeah," said Axel, "to think that we can finally grow the crew form outside of the state, we will truly be the masters," Tyler looked at Axel, "I just hope that your trust in Dio is accurate," Tyler put a hand on Axel's shoulder, "it's not smart to put your trust in strangers." Tyler patted Axel on the back and left, Axel looked back at Tyler, the way he said that line, it's like he meant something more, Axel shook his head and left the room, ready to begin their travel.


"Hmmm, so that's your conclusion?" Joseph sat opposite of the trio, clutching his chin, although they had the picture, they didn't know if that was where Dio was, or if it was a stop in his plans. "It's unfortunate that we couldn't get more out the stand user, it's not like you to lose control like that Jotaro, ever since that accident, you've been impatient." Jotaro clenched his fists and lowered his head, Josuke had never seen Jotaro so flustered before, "dad," he began, "Jotaro is just upset that we aren't making progress on this case, that's all," "even so, if traveled with Jotaro before, across the world, all to find Dio, and then he was a cool as a cucumber, but this is different, tell me Jotaro, what is so different from then to now?" Jotaro continued to look down, LeBron stepped up, putting a hand on his shoulder, "Mr. Joestar, when we were in the truck, Jotaro told me about that journey you talk about, you guys lost many allies in your quest right?" Joseph nodded slowly, also looking down, "yes… you are right," "exactly, that's why Jotaro is unfocused, to lose your close friends on a journey to defeat evil, and then you find out that you didn't kill the real one, that can mess with our brain, and now that we have a chance to get to him, he's as focused as ever." Jotaro stood up and adjusted his hat, "LeBron, is right, ever since we discovered Dio's reemergence, I've felt that their sacrifices were worth nothing, Kakyoin, Avdol, Iggy, I must do their deaths justice," "Jotaro…" "I can't let their deaths be for nothing, Dio will not stop until we are dead, he is heading somewhere, I think I know where, if what I think is true, then we must stop him before he can leave, it's are only chance." Joseph looked at Jotaro, the resolve that he showed was truly inspirational, "I see, you certainly have grown, I trust in your resolve, if you are to go, then go and avenge are fallen crusaders." Jotaro nodded and turned to LeBron, "the games are just beginning LeBron, mark my words, when I beat Dio's ass, I'll be avenging not only my friends, but your as well," LeBron nodded, "you're damn right, and don't think you're gonna beat his ass by himself, "right," said Josuke, "we're all in this together and we are gonna beat his ass all at the same time!" Jotaro chuckled to himself, "good grief," he muttered, adjusting his hat, "you certainly are a bizarre pair," he turned to Joseph, "well old man, we're off, I guess its time to, hit the road!"

To Be Continued