Hol Horse lit a match to be able to see within the Dark Manor. It was old, and only few rooms were actually taken care of, the rest was layered in dust and cobwebs in a dilapidated mansion. DIO's Mansion, even without that particular Stand, it was like that of a maze. He hated how dark it always had been. He began to really believe DIO was truly a Vampire. Then again, as he accidentally kicked something, he found the only real proof he needed. A heap of bodies, young women and even a some men, their blood drained from their bodies. Hol Horse shook his head. He knew some of these people, though he didn't care for them. These people voluntarily and happily gave Him their lives. The bodies laid on top of a large pile of treasure. DIO cared not for wealth, and thus treated it like trash and never placed it on display. Hol Horse knew this, so it confused him on why DIO cared so much for those strange gems, and that stranger woman. He lifted the match to a large portrait that one of the bodies had painted before their sacrifice. DIO and His Family. Hol Horse couldn't stand Them. Midnight Queen is what he knew Princess Luna by, every bit bone chilling and mysterious as DIO, and worst of all even more attractive. She unnerved him to no end, and her beauty didn't help one bit. The only one he truly hated though, was Morning Star. Though born with her dark blue hair, months passed as the boy's hair became golden, and that freaked Hol Horse out. This Family was nothing but trouble.

"Whole Horse."

"!"

The Entire Equine looked around. Nowhere could He be seen. Then, flowers fell from above, flowers that turned to small bones upon meeting the ground. Complete Buckaroo looked up instantly as he held back a gasp. DIO, on a moving ladder held His Son, who stared down at Hold Horse. Those eyes, he hated them so much, how invasive they felt. As if the child read his mind and soul. DIO slid down after he took a book from a large bookcase, an untranslated religious time, and blew the dust away.

"What, are you doing here? Our Queen saved your life, to serve. So, what are you doing right there, not serving?"

Concentrated Colt never saw His Face, but could tell when he was being watched. He began to wheeze slightly, like the breath was forced to come out of him by some strange means.

"Hole Horse. I asked you a question. I, DIO, expect an answer."

"I... I've... I-I've come with a report! I-I am serving, s-se-see!? Mariah and Alessi have been retired! Yo-You only have four Egyptian Gods left, sir!"

Morning Star frowned. DIO looked to Supersized Stallion.

"... And?"

"Th-Tha-T-That's it! The Joestar Group will be here tomorrow, end of repor-"

"Wol Horse. When I said and, I was talking about you. When will you fight them? When will you prove your loyalty, to I, DIO?"

Full Filly broke out in a cold sweat. His breathing out of control, difficult as he wheezed heavily, and trembled with great fear. DIO began to simply approach him, but it was as if the world around him began to break away, the shadows and darkness grew and enveloped everything. DIO reached for him, and in Mass Mountie's eyes, DIO became much larger than before. This was the end. DIO, took Plenary Pony's cigarette, and pressed the lit side against his index fingers. The right side had healed in an instant, but the left was significantly slower. Though faster than any human, it was an embarrassment compared to a hundred years ago.

"I'm not yet, ready to fight them, so you have to at the very least stall them. Now leave. Or I'll kill you myself... Morning, I'll read you this next one before you go."

Morning Star nodded with a small smile as he saw the book. DIO walked past Shudder Steed and sat on a kingly sofa, the boy hopped from the shoulder to His Lap. Kill him? Filled Foal couldn't believe this Guy! He had just admitted that He was weak! And to top it all off, His Back was turned to him! No... Mega Mare summoned Emperor and aimed at DIO's head. It was a point blank shot! Even from this angle, the bullet would kill His brat too! A real win-win situa-

"Are you really about to shoot Us, Hol Horse?"

DIO and Morning Star vanished. Just like that. Gone. Then, Gross Gelding felt it. That frightening aura. DIO smiled in the dark.

"Not bad... You weren't hesitant, and were completely calm. Excellent, Hold Horse."

Hol Horse stood there shocked. Then he began to sweat profusely.

"I, DIO, like traits like these, and I, DIO, have learned to believe in second chances... The problem is, you're on your third. I don't believe in third times the charm. Goodbye."

Hol Horse finally could breathe. He saw that none of the cobwebs have been torn. Not cloud of dust in the air from any footsteps. No sudden wind to represent fast movements. Even now, as he finally kept his real name. He looked up at the words and couldn't believe how often his own name had changed without knowing so. DIO's Stand, The World, was too powerful... He turned to swear eternal loyalty. This fear, it had turned to admiration, which soon became a strange form of love. That was until, he looked into the dark, saw oblivion come to take him away.

My Little Pony: Friendship is a Bizarre Adventure

Part 3:~Stardust Coachriders~

Episode XVI: The Keeper Of Souls, OPEN THE GAME

Joseph hung the payphone and lowered his head.

"Holy... Has reached her limit. Three days... We have, three days before she..."

He didn't want to say more, nor did he have to. The entire group, save for one, felt the tenseness grow in the air. Joseph noticed the missing one.

"Hey, where's Pinkie gone to?"

Pinkie Pie hid behind a boulder, Candy Shop opened a hole in the dimensional wall, on the other side was Josuke in a hospital bed. Even in his terrible condition, she managed to get him to smile.

"And then we crashed the car into a fire hydrant, BWOOSH! KA-BLAM! POW! And your dad saved us by using his magic to make the water trick everyone to thinking it was all the street thugs fault! Cool, huh?"

"... ha... ha... heheh... yeah..."

"I've gotta go now! You hang in there, I'll come visit you soon!"

"... bye... angel..."

Pinkie Pie hopped from the boulder with Candy Shop, it changed the channel to a train station.

"Hey Avdol, is this it?"

Avdol raised a brow at her, then nodded at the sight of the station.

"Indeed. That's the train station straight to Cairo, it is the fastest means there besides plane."

"Good! Okay, everyone! Get in the Hole! C'mon, one at a time, carefully now!"

Pinkie Pie created a large portal in front of her. The group walked right through and took the train. Within a few hours, they had made it to Cairo. The grouo stopped at a small open rest stop. Joseph had bought a Polaroid camera and smashed it with a Hamon charged chop. Hermit Purple found it, DIO's mansion, on a photo right before their eyes. Pinkie Pie puffed her cheeks out.

"Great! And that's... Where again?"

Joseph held up the photo to the owner.

"Sir, have you seen this building?"

"That depends, do my children get to eat tonight?"

"Fair enough. Six iced-"

"The price is going to be up the ass. Just thought I'd let you know."

"..."

Joseph ordered the iced teas, but no one knew where the building had gone. Just as they were about to leave, a sudden voiced cried from the back.

"I know's where that building is!"

The entire group nearly flew to the voice. A man of average height and build, he had dark hair of middling volume, flowed slightly back and apart from his face. A trimmed moustache of medium length. A light surface trailed from the bottom of his eyes that pointed aside his mouth; scored by thin, black, horizontal lines. A light formal attire with a dark vest is what he wore. His hands were that of a magician. Though he only played with a deck of cards, the tricks were astonishingly skillful. He smiled and pointed at the group.

"Good Evening, my friends! Ain't it a lovely day to play a quick game?"

Pinkie Pie whistled at the card tricks.

"Wow~! A nice guy and neat tricks? Count me in, pal!"

"Well, well! Aren't you a lively one, and pretty too, I'd give you my name for free."

"Please young man, I'm hardly the age you're after!"

"Like fine wine, the women I seek get ripe with time, and you sure are fine."

Pinkie Pie smiled and hid behind Joseph. Joseph could tell she didn't like this guy one bit.

"You deal with him, he's too sweet for me."

"What th- Pinkie, please! Ugh, fine. Did you say you know where this building is?"

The man held up a hand, flicked his wrist, and a card of aces appeared. His shirt was tight and neatly buttoned and pressed. There's no way it could've came from his sleeve, could it? The man looked at Joseph and wagged the card.

"Sorry sir, but that bit has a price on it."

Joseph looked down before he took another photo out.

"If we must make a trade, take this."

He placed it face down on the table. The man raised a brow and took it. His eyes widened as he began to process the picture.

"And... This, is...?"

"That's me. On a sofa. With my legs wide open. Naked. That photo was actually sent into a contest for most fuckable grandpas in the world, over three thousand contestants entered. I was number one. Beating Monkey D. Garp, and Uncle Iroh, the runner ups."

"... How... Recent. Is this pict-"

"Very, Very, Recent."

"I... Uh... This, isn't what I had in mind. As they say, you win some, you lose some. I'll give youthe information if you beat me in a gamble for it. The wager on your side? Your soul."

Everyone began to tense up. That final line hit them, this man was a Stand User.

"And the picture of the old guy naked."

Polnareff slammed his fist on the table.

"FINE! I'll take your bet, just get rid of that photo!"

"Oh Hell no, this thing is worth hundreds of thousands. But, uh, you wager your soul? You sure?"

"OUI!"

"GOOD! Okay, OPEN THE GAME!"

The man threw to slabs of meat out to the land. He pointed to a cat that had laid down on the wall. Once the meat landed, it began to run to them.

"Okay, Polnareff, which one will the cat pick. Right? Or left?"

"Easy! The right!"

Rainbow Dash pulled Polnareff back.

"Hold on... S-Something's not right."

"What're you on about Dashie? It's a simple game of statistics, the right meat is bigger, and if I were a cat I'd pick the one on the-"

The cat jumped to the left, and took the meat away.

"What...?"

The man pointed at Polnareff with a smug grin.

"You lose~!"

"What!?"

The man's Stand appeared over Polnareff. Large, vascular, muscular arms with capped finger tips and a thick brow. It grabbed Polnareff and pulled an ethereal image of him out. Molded it into a small ball and crushed it as poker chips fell into a neat stack on the table. The man picked one up and showed it to the group. Polnareff's face was on both sides, each one depicted him in a deep sleep.

"I guess now we can see Polnareff's, POKER FACE! ... Po-Po-Po-Poker Face~"

Pinkie Pie calmly moved close to him and lifted the man above the ground.

"What did you just do to my grandkid."

"I put him in time out. The names D'Arby. D-A-R-B-Y. The D has an apostrophe. My Stand's name is [Osiris] the Egyptian God of Death and the Afterlife. Henceforth, I can steal the souls of those around me, but only at their weakest. Thankfully, that means I don't have to beat anyone to death, but rather have them accept their own defeat. The slightest hint of loss, and my Stand will snatch you up. Just as it did with Polnareff."

Pinkie Pie put D'Arby into an arm lock and broke the table as she slammed his body against it.

"I don't like being mean, but someone very important to us depends on this, and I like my grandkids to be talking."

"Ugh! Uh... Heh, heheheh! Ma'am, you seem to have misread me. I'm the kind of guy, that when beaten, knows he's won."

Pinkie Pie looked up as many patrons stared at them. The owner slowly reached for the phone, but lowered his hand as he saw D'Arby's signal. Everything was going according to plan. Pinkie Pie slowly released him.

"So that's how it is? Okay! I bet my soul!"

"GOOD! N-Now if my spine still works, we can move this to the next table."

D'Arby set up the next game.

"Here, we'll fill this glass up to the brim with liquor, then place coins inside it. The first to spill a drop loses!"

Joseph sat down next to Pinkie Pie.

"I'm in this too. Although I bet that photo, it does mean a lot to me."

"I just need you to say those four lovely words."

"Go Eat A Dick."

"See, I may as well just rip the thing up then."

"I Bet My Soul."

"GOOD! I'll go first with three coins!"

He put the coins in the glass, the liquor rippled but stayed. Pinkie Pie put in four coins. The water was ready to spill at any moment. Joseph, had put in one, but Jotaro saw that on his thumb was a thin napkin filled with liquor. Joseph poured the extra liquor in as the beverage maintained itself. D'Arby and Jotaro raised a brow at that. He threw five coins in. Joseph took a minuet to wait before he placed one in. Pinkie then threw three in. D'Arby smirked.

"Ms. Pie, you wouldn't happen to be, cheating? Would you?"

Pinkie Pie raised a brow, then her eyes widened at the sight of him raising the bottle he poured the liquor from, and pointed at her portal hidden in the corner of the bottle.

"I thought it weird, that after awhile the liquor begins to just barely sink away. I also saw that the bottle slowly began to fill back up. Cheating, are against the rules."

Osiris had appeared and snatched both Pinkie Pie and Joseph away. Their chips fell neatly onto the table. Avdol lunged at D'Arby, but the gambler only shrugged.

"Cheating is against the rules... If you don't get caught."

"Bastard...!"

Jotaro held up the glass and poured the liquor out.

"Yare Yare Daze, so that's how he did it. Chocolate."

Rainbow Dash looked down at D'Arby.

"You put chocolate on the new table without us noticing, and sat directly in sunlight. The chocolate tilted the glass to your favor, but what gets me is how Pinkie Pie didn't smell it in time..."

Jotaro lifted the melted desert to his nose, then looked to two gas pumps not too far away. Their truck had actually just filled up on it.

"He covered it with gasoline... She'd probably be able to smell past the gasoline if the piece itself wasn't so small. Okay, D'Arby. I-"

Rainbow Dash sat down and held a hand up at Jotaro, the same hand then pointed at D'Arby.

"Hey, Jotaro, back me up as a second pair of eyes. Okay, Kirby, I'll take you on in poker!"

D'Arby smiled slyly and began to shuffle the cards with unreal expertise.

"GOOD! My best game, and against dumbest of you bunch, this will be over quick."

"You. Me. Poker. Now."

"Wrong four words. Try again please!"

"I bet, my soul!"

"GOOD!"

D'Arby began to work his magic with the deck of cards. He was sure she had no clue that his sense of touch was out of this world. He knew this deck better than his own underwear.

"You better put your heart in the cards! I guess now's the time to du-du-du-du... D-D-D-D-Due- ARGH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! ! !"

Star Seraphim's heel had extended and snapped D'Arby's index finger.

"If you make. One more out of context reference. I'm going to shoot lighting down your throat."

"Isn't! That! Against the rules!?"

Rainbow Dash glared right at him. He knew of her explosive nature, all he had to do was trigger her in the perfect manner, at exactly the right times. However, he couldn't deal with a broken finger. Jotaro then scoffed.

"No way... Dash, did you do that, on purpose?"

She crossed her legs and clasped her fingers together. The second to top of the card was out. D'Arby had used Second Deal. A technique that uses the common thinking to the dealer's advantage. Most people believe the card on top is always dealt, however masters of the Second Deal use their amazing finger work to deal the second card!

"It was clear as day for Stands like ours. I bet, that first three cards are, a six of hearts, eight clubs, and queen of aces. Right?"

D'Arby pulled the cards. Exactly as she said, there they were.

"My Stand makes me faster than any normal person, just to keep up with her when wearing the suit, even my brain works faster. You know what this means, right? Everything you do now, I've already seen it through. I know that deck, top to bottom! I caught you this time, to show you that I'm not screwing around. Just in case, Jotaro is here to see where I can't. I want to beat you at your very best game, so you can run home to DIO, and cry all about how we're going to come and kick His Ass."

"Rrgh...! No... This isn't about that anymore, FORGET DIO!"

Osiris clapped his hands as three snow white stacks of poker chips appeared at Rainbow Dash's side.

"I have six chips of each soul. Right there, are yours, unclaimed by me. Each six represent a single soul, to win any six back is to reclaim them from the Graveyard."

He flinched as Star Seraphim shot out from Rainbow Dash, yet she only hovered there for a moment before vanishing in a burst of sparkles.

".. Okay, no more Yugi-Oh... I've heard you and that sweet tasty Pinkie Pie are from another world. Are you sure about this?"

"Each player is allowed five cards, that can only be exchanged once. The goal is to get a better set of cards than the other player. Once gambling gets involved, the competition becomes riskier, and more exciting. Boy, do I love competition..."

"Hehehe... It shows... You've go those eyes I've seen in one place alone, in a mirror! You're a born gambler! A shame you broke my finger, unless you wanna deal?"

"Get us a brand new pack. Untampered and with the security tag still on it. Hey, Avdol, go get that kid playing with the ball over there. Anyone in this stop could be working for him. We'll have them deal the cards."

"Y-You know much more than I thought."

Rainbow Dash looked at the Joseph stack.

"Old Man knew how to play pretty good himself."

The child was confused as Avdol brought them over, but they dealt the cards. D'Arby no longer smiled. Even he had to get serious. Rainbow Dash had completely changed. She wasn't as readable as before. As a fight this was troublesome. As a gamble, D'Arby hadn't felt so excited and thrilled in quiet sometime.

"I'll start with a single Polnareff chip."

Rainbow Dash matched it with her own.

"Hm... I'll now, take two cards."

"I'll take three."

She threw another chip down. D'Arby threw another Polnareff chip with one Pinkie Pie. Rainbow Dash matched it with her own. You must have at least three chips down in order to play a single game, and Rainbow Dash had already set half of hers on the line. D'Arby rolled his wrist with a yawn.

"Okay, show us what you have."

"Two pairs: Eight and Nine."

"Oh? Same here! Two pairs: Jack and Queens~"

He took the winnings with a gleeful snicker.

"I nearly lost right then, but you're on your last legs!"

"Hey, Jerky-"

"D'Arby!"

"Whatever, how does your Stand work? He seems to act on his own."

"What an odd question, what would you learn from that?"

"How to beat you."

"... Hehehe! Funny gal! [Osiris] is a rare type of Stand, Automated!"

Avdol's eyes widened.

"That kind of Stand is extermely dangerous! At times, even if the User dies, the Stand may still live on! Worst of all, they are the ones I warned you of, the kind of Stand with a mind of it's own! The User has no real control over it!"

"And reminder, my Stand steals souls, and quite easily too. However, like myself, he prefers to win them rather than wait for someone to have a bad day, or prey on the unfortunate, though that doesn't mean we won't."

Rainbow Dash tapped the table.

"I asked how it worked."

"Yeesh! Voice command is one way, once he hears a soul is on the line, nothing can stop him from taking it once the bet is won. However, you can also bet with him mentally. Have anyone in mind?"

"So... What if I were to bet Jotaro's soul."

Six new white chips appeared by hers.

"Okay... So can I bet someone who's far away? Like, Kakyoin?"

Another stack appeared. DA'rby shrugged.

"Anyone's soul is up for grabs! Anyone who you consider a friend at least."

"Avdol and Zecora. I'm putting all our souls up."

"... Wh-Wait! What!? You... Okay... I see... Kid! Deal me another card!"

The kid did so, and looked at Rainbow Dash's cards. Though faced down, no one had paid them any attention. This kid and every single person in the surrounding area were of D'Arby's ilk. His people. The child had given her a bad hand, and D'Arby, a winning one.

"... Hey there, Dash? Why aren't you looking at your cards?"

"I hold."

"I see that much but you're staring right at my handsome face and not at those handsome cards!"

"Eh."

"The hell kind of answer is that!? How would know if you had a hand good enough to bet all that?!"

"I'm a boss, you bitch."

D'Arby then saw Rainbow Dash huff out smoke from one of her cigarettes. He had his eyes on her the entire time, but one blink and it was suddenly there.

"What th- Where'd you get that?!"

She didn't answer. She opened her mouth, balanced the cigarette up, and closed her mouth as it fell back.

"Ugh! Girl, it takes more than that to intimidate me-"

She held a wine glass with an eloquent flair, unlike anything and everything he had learned about her. She drank the juice from a straw, swallowed it, and blew the smoke from her nose to show that it was still lit inside her mouth.

"WHERE'D YOU GET THE GODDAMN JUICE!?"

She spat out the cigarette butt and raised a new stack of white chips. She slammed it down hard onto the table.

"I'm betting Holy's soul. The whole reason that these guys are here. Everything is on the line."

"G-Geh!? WHAT!?"

"But because of the raise I put in, you have to match it. So..."

Jotaro and Avdol had expected her to ask the biggest price, DIO's Stand ability, to know that would be to know how to beat him. However, no one expected...

"I want the soul of Morning Star. Plain and simple."

D'Arby fell out of his chair with a shriek as the white chips appeared on his end of the table. Everyone, even the other patrons were on edge. Jotaro sighed and shook his head.

"Yare Yare Daze. That's His Son, right? Now, even DIO is in our situation. If he bets, and we win, that kid is history. Damn, what a cold move."

Rainbow Dash stood up from her chair and broke the glass with her grip.

"So!? What's it gonna be D'Arby! Fold or Call! Which is it?! WHAT'S IT GONNA FUCKING BE! ! !"

"Uh! Uwah! UuUuwWwWHHhHAaAaIIIIEEEEE! ! !"

Her eyes. A black inferno that burnt his soul asunder. He said earlier that he cared not for DIO, but to betray him? To practically kill His Child? Even D'Arby was fond of the boy! How could he gamble with his life!? Not even a brainless zombie would think that was a good idea. No, no! He had to calk! Daniel J. D'Arby was the greatest gambler in history! He could do this! All he had to do was call it!

"C... C-C-C-C-C-C-C... Caaa... Ca-Ca-Ca..."

He couldn't... He was too frightened. For his own life and that boy's. He barely managed to stand up and lean on the table. Stuttering horribly, trembling and shaking, he shuddered violently.

"C-C-C-C-C-C-C-Caaaaa... Ca... Ca... C..."

He crushed his cards as his breath became visible. D'Arby had sweated profusely, the floor and his side of the table were covered in it, even drool leaked from his dribbling mouth.

"Ca... Caa... C..."

His hair had turned white, eyes had rolled out to the back of his head, and single puff came out of his mouth. Daniel J. D'Arby had passed out standing. Avdol and the child stepped back as he fell and tipped the table over. Joseph, Pinkie Pie, and Polnareff's souls returned to their bodies. Jotaro smirked at the sight.

"Holy crap. You scared him out of consciousness. Smart plan."

The cards in D'Arby's hand fell for all to see. Avdol was shocked.

"Fou-Four!? He had four kings!? Dash, what did you have?"

Jotaro held the cards up to his face. He nearly fell out himself and showed Avdol.

"This crazy bitch..."

"GYAH! TH-T-THIS HAND! IT'S WORTHLESS! YOU BET EVERYTHING ON THESE!?"

"Well... She never intended to deal in the first place. This guy, he didn't raise a single fist, but could have bbet us all with his skill alone. I don't think there'll ever be a Stand as dangerous as this one."

"Hah... I'm out of breath! What are you shaking for, Dash? Trying to hold in the laughter I bet."

Her back turned to them all, Rainbow Dash looked at the cards that she had bet everything on, and nearly puked in fear. She had thought, that after everything that had happen on this journey, all of her bad luck would pay off here. Instead, she really had nearly killed everyone. Still, she looked back with a cool smile.

"Puh~lease! Chumps like these are like ants! Anyone can beat him! You guys weren't ready for him! Now who's unprepared and reckless, huh?"

Jotaro held up her hand with his usual stoic expression.

"You cut your hand on the wine glass shards."

"JOTARO JUST SHUT THE- THIS MOMENT! LET ME HAVE THIS!"

D'Arby began to come to, but giggled quietly as he slowly waved his arms around.

"Mahjong! Backgammon! Dice! I win em all, so let's play, baby~! Uehhehehehe!"

A large cloud erupted into the air, souls of those cheated by D'Arby were finally free. In his episode, a piece of paper fell out of his clothing. Avdol picked up and unfolded it.

"Ah! Everyone! This is, DIO's Address! This is finally it! D'Arby, where do we... Ehm..."

Rainbow Dash shook her head as Jotaro began to bandage her hand.

"That guy's lost it. He won't even know where the sky is like this. Soon enough, I'll have that creep DIO like that too."

"We."

"Whatever, Jotaro."