Chili Pepper - The Stand User Revealed!
There was a loud riff a guitar and a man appeared from out of the shadow. He had long wavy purple hair and had a purple tattoo going down the left side of his face over his eye resembling a lightning bolt.
"Jotaro Kujo is a smart man. Yeah, he's the one person I don't want finding me. This Spitfire remote control plane can get to Joseph Joestar in a mere five minutes." The man pulled out a pink guitar pick. "On the other hand, a motorboat will take about eight to ten minutes. Which means if I take care of you three in about three minutes, I'll have plenty of time to get past them."
"Y-You're Chili Peppers user?" Josuke shouted
"The names Akira Otoishi, 19 years old. Oh and don't mind the guitar." Akira started playing the guitar as he continued to talk. "My dream is to one day be an ultra super guitarist, like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck, who lives hard and passionately! So I keep it with me all the time. In the near future, I'm going to take my guitar and knock out people around the world!"
"Man I wanna knock him out right now." Hope thought
"I never even thought that the user would show himself on his own. That must mean he's confident that he can kill us!" Koichi freaked
Akira had a confident smirk as he played his guitar. Josuke and Hope were unfazed glaring at Akira.
"I'll only use my pinky finger against your Crazy Diamond," Chili Pepper declared "Just like I did with Okuyasu."
"Stay back you two." Josuke put his hand up in front of his friends.
Akira chuckled. "Here we go, Josuke Higashikata!"
"One sec." Josuke held up his hand confusing Akira. "If you're going to use only your pinky, then I'm gonna make some rules too."
"Rules? Don't get cocky!" Akira shouted throwing his pick at Josuke. "Someone like you doesn't need any rules!"
Akira didn't get to finish his sentence as Josuke swung his fist effectively connecting it with Akira's hand breaking the guitarist pinky finger.
Hope had to cover her mouth to stifle her onset laughter.
When the shock of having his finger broken finally registers with Akira he let out a loud shriek grabbing his hand.
"How dare you do that, you bastard?!"
"Well, you said I didn't need any rules." Josuke held up his pinky. "Didn't you say something about taking care of me with just your pinky? So what are you going to do, Otoishi, my Senpai?"
"I'm going to kill you!" Akira roared through his pain.
"You already said that earlier! Stop saying the same thing over and over, you dumbass!" Josuke shouted
Hope calmed down her laughs and smiled. She really enjoyed this side of Josuke.
Akira clenched his teeth in anger and pain. He started trembling greatly as he gripped his hand tighter.
"This agony and pain….What am I supposed to take it out on?" Akira continued to shake looking like he was about to bust. "This rage! Who do I proclaim it to?!"
What happened next really surprised everyone. Akira forced his finger back into place and started playing his guitar.
Hope, hated to admit it, but he was good. "That's some serious skill playing like that with a broken finger," A devilish smirk developed on Hope's lips. "I wonder how well he'll play if I break all his fingers."
Akira finished playing his face showing pure ecstasy. "I was able to fully express my heart! I was able to express the ultimate rage."
As Akira stood still in his blissful state Josuke attack with Crazy Diamond. But in a blink of an eye, Akira vanished and reappeared behind Josuke.
"Wh-What? The user just….I can understand his Stand moving at amazing speeds, but the user himself was actually able to move behind me?" Josuke seemed rather confused as to what just happened.
"That's not it Josuke!" Koichi shouted
"We saw it from over here," Hope said
"It wasn't Akira who moved-"
"It was you!" Koichi and Hope sounded
"What?"
"Chili Pepper came out and turned Crazy Diamond 180 degrees at an incredible speed!" Koichi exclaimed, "You're facing the ocean now!"
"Chili Pepper came out! I haven't seen Chili Pepper at all!" Josuke shouted
Koichi pointed down. "He's underneath the ground!"
"He's traveling through the drainage gates around you Josuke!" Hope called out.
"I'm strong when I reflect on my actions," Akira said as Chili Pepper appeared behind Josuke.
"Behind you to your right! There it is!" Koichi shouted
Crazy Diamond attacked but Chili Pepper was too fast blocking the Stand's punches before delivering a few of its own. Josuke fell back coughing up a little bit of blood. As he fell back Chili Pepper appeared behind him giving him more blows to the back.
Chili Pepper kept popping out of the ground as Josuke kept attacking, the whole thing looking like a much more violent game of whack a mole.
"It keeps running back into the wire's underground! And at lighting speed! Jotaro's the only one who can keep up, after all!" Koichi said
"You don't have time to dig up the asphalt and cut all the wire's underground, Josuke Higashikata. And the more big holes you make in the ground," Chili Pepper came out of the ground sucker punching Crazy Diamond, "The more places I can pop up from!"
"Josuke to your right! Front! Behind you!" Koichi kept shouting out directions as Chili Pepper kept hopping around.
Hope didn't even try and keep up with the fast-moving Stand, it'd be pointless for her to try. It was much too fast for her.
Crazy Diamond kept punching the asphalt getting nowhere close to hitting Chili Pepper.
"You should stop relying on guesswork!" Chili Pepper shouted striking Josuke in the back of the head.
While Josuke kept getting smacked around like a rag doll, Hope was trying to calm down Koichi, which wasn't really working.
"Koichi, Hope, watch where Chili Pepper comes from and tell me. I can't tell because I'm too close!" Josuke said
"I-I can tell, either!" Koichi said
"I can try but the guy moves pretty fast. By the time he's out he's back in." Hope said
"Watch carefully. You two should be able to tell what I'm thinking by now." Josuke said
Koichi was rather confused by the statement but Hope just smirked crossing her arms. Hope gave Koichi a little elbow shove making him look at her. She cast her gaze down towards Josuke's feet making Koichi look down.
Josuke wasn't blinding have Crazy Diamond attack, he was using his Stand to turn the broken asphalt into coal tar lining the drainage vents in oil.
With that, the two would be able to spot where Chili Pepper would next emerge and that was just what they did.
"Behind you, to your left!"
Crazy Diamond quickly turned around as Chili Pepper appeared, punching the electric Stand dozens of times.
"Yeah! Bull's eye!" Koichi cheered
"Nice shot." Hope complimented
"That's great." Josuke gave a smirk. "Do I get a prize if I keep hitting him?"
Hope covered her mouth smirking as she felt her cheeks reddened. "Oh, I'll definitely be willing to give you a prize, Josuke."
Hanabi was not having a good time on the speedboat. She was hanging over the side vomiting her previously eaten hot dog.
Jotaro gave her a confused look over his shoulder, her father was normally the one who got seasick.
"It's the boat!" Okuyasu shouted poting out. "I can see the Traffic! We're almost there!"
"Thank god!" Hanabi moaned
"Don't let your guard down yet," Jotaro said
A bright light exploded from the harbor bathing the area in a massive glow.
"What the hell is that! Josuke! Koichi! Hope!"
"It's so bright!"
Chili Pepper had let out large charges of electricity covering the area in a bright light.
"It seems that I wasn't taking you seriously enough Josuke Higashikata. I have to give up these foolish thoughts, don't you think?" Chili Pepper started to get brighter releasing more electricity. "I'm converting all of Morioh's electricity on my Chili Pepper. The reason I didn't do so before is because the electricity of this, which is my power source, would be drained zero for a while! But I don't care anymore! After I defeat you three, I just need to fly over there using the RC plane's battery and kill Joseph!"
"I-can't see!" Koichi shouted covering his eyes.
"Shit Josuke!" Hope shouted running forward.
"Josuke can't heal himself. An attack like that will kill him!"
Chili Pepper moved with lighting speed heading for Josuke.
"Josuke!" Hope yelled shoving him out the way. An explosion went off as Chili Pepper made contact with Hope.
"Hope!" Josuke and Koichi cried out.
A thud was heard as Hope's body hit the ground. Electrical burns littered Hope's skin as her body convulsed on the floor.
Akira smirked pointing at Josuke. "Aww, how sweet taking the attack for her friend. Looks like girly is done for thought, I'll make sure to beat you Josuke, before you heal her with Crazy Diamond."
"Damn now I know how burnt toast feels."
Akira's eyes winded when he saw Hope rise from the ground her wounds already starting to heal. She sent a smirk at Akira as her Stand came out, along with her horns and tail.
"Looks like you made your biggest mistake yet. You underestimated me. You never even took the time to figure out what my Stand could do. It was clear from what you said last night, you had no idea that my Stand can heal my own wounds. Up until now, I thought I knew the full capabilities of my Stand too. But thanks to your little attack last night I've discovered what my Stand really can do." Hope pointed at the horns on her head. "See these, they're not just decorative horns but power gauges. Every time you attack me they glow brighter with the color of your Stand. My Stand doesn't just heal me from attacks but….." Hope smirked as electricity crackled in the palms of her hands. "...it absorbs the power of the attack, so I can use it as my own!"
Akira clenched his teeth glaring at Hope who just sent him a smirk back. Chili Pepper attacked and Hope fought back matching the fast Stand punch for punch.
"S-She's moving so fast!" Koichi gasped
"She's not only able to copy Chili Peppers electrical power but his lighting fast speed too!" Josuke said
"Ha!" Hope shouted giving Chili Pepper a roundhouse kick.
The Stand blocked the attack before punching Hope in the stomach. Hope just smiled as her Stand quickly absorbed the damage giving the power back to her.
"Please keep attacking me cause the more you do-" Hope raised her fist. "-the stronger I get!" She punched Chili Pepper in the face propelling the Stand back.
"Alright Hope!" Koichi cheered
"You bitch!" Akira shouted
He turned his head and set his sights on Koichi. He smirked sending Chili Pepper after the shorter male.
"Koichi!" Hope moved quickly putting herself between Koichi and Chili Pepper.
Chili Pepper let out a powerful electrical punch, the girl was sent flying back. She crashed into a forklift crushing the thing.
"Hope!"
Josuke ran over as the girl tried to sit herself up.
"Now t-that one hurt." Hope groaned in pain. Her Stand could only heal wounds from other Stand attacks, meaning crashing into a forklift was something she couldn't recover from using her own Stand.
Josuke reached Hope and helped her up just as a smirking Chili Pepper appeared before them.
"Hehe now, do you see? All of this town's electricity is on my side! I'll be sure to tack the cost of all the electricity I just used onto your meters, hehehe!" Chili Pepper charged going to attack Josuke and Hope. "This is the end!"
Before the attack could land something latched onto Chili Pepper.
"What?! A t-tire?!"
The rubber tire from the forklift Hope had been thrown into was reforming around Chili Pepper.
Josuke helped Hope up. "By the time you realize it, it's probably too late." The tire finished up sealing Chili Pepper inside.
"You destroyed that tire then reformed it to seal Chili Pepper!" Akira shouted
"That's right! Tire rubber is an insulator, so it doesn't conduct electricity! Chili Pepper won't be able to use electricity! Yes now all we have to wait for Jotaro!" Koichi said
"Just kidding."
"Huh?"
Akira smirked pulling out a blue guitar pick. "You were going to insulate me with tire rubber? Ke, it might have worked if it were about a meter thick! Don't make me laugh! As if flimsy rubber could have done anything! You dumbass!"
Koichi jumped as Chili Pepper easily punched a hole through the rubber of the tire.
"Hahahaha! You've lost, Josuke! Hahahaha!" Akira laughed
Hope let out a sigh shaking her head. "You should have just stayed in the tire." She then gave Akira a devilish smirk. "Though I am excited to see what comes next."
Chili Pepper was launched into the sky due to the air pressure built up in the tire. The tire went over the harbor and landed in the water with a large splash.
Chili Pepper surfaced the water screaming. "N-Not the ocean! The ocean is very bad!" The Stand started falling apart in the salt water. "Sorry! I'm sorry! Pull me out of here!"
"You said something about reflecting on your foolish thoughts, but it seems that it's your entire character that's foolish," Josuke said
"I-I'm dispersing…."
Chili Pepper completely fell apart in the water.
"His Stand's been split up! Which means…."
The three looked over to see Akira hunched over frozen his arms still in the playing position.
"H-He's dead…." Koichi said
"Jotaro-san!"
Jotaro looked as Echoes flew in.
"We defeated the user! We defeated Chili Peppers user!" Echoes sounded with Koichi's voice.
"Well done. That's a relief." Jotaro said
Hanabi was inside the ship sitting across from Joseph. She had a glass of ginger ale in her lap, courtesy of one of the Speed Wagon workers. She hasn't thrown up again but from the green tint of her pale skin, no one wanted to take any chances.
Okuyasu stood off to the side observing the old man.
Joseph turned his head looking at Okuyasu. "You there, what's your name?"
"I-It's Okuyasu." He answered
"Okuyasu?"
"I'm Josuke's neighbor and I'm also a Stand user," Okuyasu said
"Huh?" Joseph put a hand on his ear not hearing Okuyasu.
"A Stand user," Okuyasu said louder.
"Huh?"
Hanabi sighed at the interaction, it only seems like yesterday Joseph was running through the desert, with no issues whatsoever. Well except the issue of defeating Dio.
"A S-t-a-n-d u-s-e-r!" Okuyasu shouted
"Ah," Joseph looked like he finally got it, "You can't stand losers?"
"I'm a Stand user!" Okuyasu shouted getting right in front of Joseph's face.
"Oh, I see! So you're a Stand user. Must be rough. By the way Okuyasu. I can't seem to find my cane. Do you know where it is?" Joseph asked
Okuyasu gave Joseph a frown staring down at the cane that was in Joseph's hand.
"Ah! Sorry about that. It's right in my hand." Joseph said
"Oh, Mr. Joestar." Hanabi sighed
"Oh! Hanabi my dear, when did you get here?" Joseph asked
Hanabi sent the elderly man a smile. "I've been here the whole time."
"How's my favorite great-granddaughter doing?" Joseph asked looking around as if searching for something.
"Joylne isn't here Mr. Joestar, but she's doing fine. Although a little upset I had to leave and of course she blames her father. I don't think a day goes by where those two aren't in some type of disagreement, and both are too stubborn to apologize. She really does take after her father," Hanabi giggled.
The door to the room was opened and someone walked in.
"Mr. Joestar. I've come to carry your luggage." A Speed Wagon employee walked in the room.
"By the way, Osomatsu, I have a question. Has Josuke….since I didn't even know he was born and left him alone these past 16 years, has he said anything about me?"
Okuyasu hummed crossing his arms. "I can't say that he's said much about that."
"I see so he hasn't…."
Hanabi set down her drink and walked over to Joseph. She put a comforting hand on his shoulder sending him a reassuring smile.
Stand Name - Must Go-On
Power - A Speed - C Range - D
Durability - A Precision - C Potential - D
"Ah, thanks Josuke." Hope gave Josuke a smile as he used Crazy Diamond to heal the damage from hitting that forklift. She got close to his face still smiling. "It's always good to have a handsome guy around to heal my injuries."
Hope smirked at Josuke's blushing flustered face. He was saved from any more of Hope's teasing when Koichi shouted.
"Look!" Koichi waved his hands as Joseph's boat pulled into the harbor. "It's here!"
"Yeah that's good I guess. To be honest, I'm sort of hoping he just goes back home." Josuke said
"Ouch, Josuke. Talk about rough." Hope thought
"Well, I mean, I'm glad he wasn't killed by Otoishi, and things ended happily ever after. But you know….I've never even met this guy before. I can't really see him as my parent. I'm sure its just going to be awkward for the both of us. Not that I have a grudge against him or anything. But I have to think about what my mom will think too-"
"You know Josuke my mother is dead."
Koichi and Josuke's eyes went wide at Hope's sudden statement.
"H-Hope-"
"And my father is an important businessman, so he travels a lot and I don't get to see him that often." Hope shrugged her shoulders sending the confused boys a smile. "I'd give anything to have those precious moments again with my mother and even though my father isn't around a lot he always puts his heart and love into being a good parent. All I'm saying is don't write the old man off too soon. I mean he didn't even know you'd been born soooo it'd be pretty hard to parent a child you don't know about. I'm sure he would have been a great parent to you while you were growing up but since he wasn't able to I say give him the chance to do so now. I mean he is 79 who knows how long he's got. What your opinion Koichi? Koichi?"
Koichi had a fearful look on his face, "O-Oh, no…." He raised a shaky finger which Josuke and Hope followed.
"Oh for the love of!" Hope cursed
Akira's body was gone.
"Jotaro-san there's trouble!" Echoes re-appeared next to Jotaro. "Akira Otoishi's body disappeared! He's still alive!"
Hanabi was chatting with Okuyasu and Joseph when a Speed Wagon employee bust into the room.
"There's trouble! The enemy has boarded the boat! It appears that Akira Otoishi was not dead!"
"Seriously?!"
Hanabi was instantly on guard preparing for an attack from any direction.
"Tell Mr. Joestar….." The man trailed off as he spotted the other Speed Wagon member in the room. "Who are you?"
"Huh? Did you say something?" Okuyasu asked
"No uh, he-"
"I'm the one who said it!" The first man who came into the room shouted. "He's not a part of the Speed Wagon Foundation!"
"Wha-What?!"
"He's the enemy!"
"Seriously? You bastard!" Okuyasu yelled raising his fit.
The second man waved his hands. "Please wait! I'm the one who told you about the enemy! Would any enemy actually do that?!" He pointed at the first guy. "He's the real enemy!"
"You got a point!" Okuyasu shouted
Hanabi felt a headache coming on watching the interaction of he-said go on back and forth.
Hanabi heard a crackling sound and turned around to see one of the lights in the room produce a battered Stand.
"Chili Pepper!"
"Huh? What's that about a chilly pigeon?" Joseph asked
"I don't think so!" Hanabi summoned Queens Thorn putting herself between Chili Pepper and Joseph.
"I figured it out who it is!" Okuyasu shouted. "It you!" He shouted punching the first man in the face.
Chili Pepper vanished as the Stand user was knocked off his feet.
"Don't think you can fool Okuyasu Nijimura twice!"
Hanabi smiled clapping her hands. "Very good Okuyasu-san!"
"H-How did you figure it out?" Akira strained to ask.
"You wanna know? I was gonna punch both of you! I'm not very smart you know." Okuyasu said
Hanabi's smile faltered at Okuyasu's words. "W-Well at least his plan would have worked no matter what. That Speed Wagon worker is so lucky that Okuyasu got it right on the first guess though."
Koichi, Josuke, and Hope waited at the edge of the dock as the ship's bridge was lowered. Koichi smiled spotting an elderly man walk off the boat.
Joseph lit up a bit spotting Josuke, but it quickly went away as the boy refused to make eye contact. Joseph made his way down the plank but ended up tripping as his cane broke in half. Josuke quickly reacted catching his father in his arms.
"Watch...your step. You're gonna fall into the ocean." Josuke said
"S-Sorry. If only I have my cane, I'd be able to get down myself, but it broke a moment ago." Joseph said
"G-Guess I don't have a choice."
Hope hid her smile seeing Josuke's familiar blush dusting his cheeks.
Josuke held his hand out to Joseph. "Take my hand." He grabbed a hold of Joseph's hand and started walking his father to the car.
Everyone was smiling at the sweet moment, well almost everyone.
Okuyasu looked confused as he got off the boat. He picked up Joseph's broken cane then smiled. "I just had a great idea! Why not use Crazy Dia-"
*WHACK*
Hope, without taking her eyes off the father and son, quickly grabbed one of the broken halves of the cane and promptly whacked Okuyasu in the head with it.
"Ow! What was that for!?" Okuyasu shouted rubbing the sore spot on his head.
"You really are stupid Okuyasu," Hope said
"Huh why?" Okuyasu asked
"Things are better if he doesn't fix it this time," Koichi said
"Huh, why?" Okuyasu asked again.
Hanabi sighed smiling as she leaned into Jotaro. He was smiling too as he had an arm wrapped around Hanabi's waist holding her close.
Now all they had to do was retrieve the bow and arrow.