First off, due to the Coronavirus causing people to hide in their homes, I intend to upload once a day so you all know I'm alright. Second, we're up to the second part of dealing with Paint it Black. Now Number 010 is technically destroyed, but Kazuhiro has not been contained in any way, so we still have to deal with him. This leads into the formula I set up for when each "Shard Hunter" (basically the Future Diary crew) are dealt with. Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Kamen Rider, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Future Diary.

Stars Are Eternal Chapter 4: A Serious Issue

Josuke was heading to his wife's workplace when he was stopped by the appearance of Takao. Takao brandished the knife that was part of his Stand. "So what's the deal here?," Josuke asked. "You and your family are interfering with an important game," Takao explained, "This is a warning to butt out." Josuke scoffed. "Buddy, when you and other Stand users start causing trouble in Morioh, you'd better be prepared for us to butt in." Takao didn't heed him. "Look, this is a very delicate matter, and contrary to all appearances I'm not here to kill anyone. So why don't go back to the hairstylist and come back when you're serious?"

Josuke's eye twitched. "You got something to say about my awesome hair…?" Takao chuckled. "Awesome? Get with it, buddy. That hairstyle went out in the seventies. It's way too outdated." The next thing he knew, he got decked in the face by Josuke's Crazy Diamond. "You must not have done too much research!," Josuke called out, "Otherwise you would have known that I absolutely HATE IT… When people insult my hair! Don't worry, I'll be sure to fix you up after I'm done wailing on your ass. Crazy Diamond!" "DORARARARARARARARARARARARA!" Takao felt, if nothing else, he was getting a good chance to test out Third Antares' defensive capabilities.


"Well we took out Number 084," Miu said, "But there's still no sign of the girls that were kidnapped." "Actually, he may not have kidnapped all of them," JK clarified, "Old Man Kobayashi used The Lock on the guy, and it turns out he only kidnapped a third of the girls that have gone missing. He also found something else. Turns out when Asaya's Stand is used on a non-Stand user, they pass out temporarily. I heard Okuyasu asked Shigechi to send Harvest out to look for the other girls." "So Asaya tries to use his Stand to create even better artwork," Jogo summarized, "Some of them pass out. He fears having them driven home or to a hospital would expose his Stand and his creation method..."

"And so he passes blame onto a worthless apprentice," Ryusei continued, "Knowing he's actually guilty of kidnapping several other girls." "Does it get this crazy in the city?," Miu asked, "I mean, I know Morioh is basically Stand Central Station, but…" "Actually, things are pretty crazy in Tokyo, too," JK said, getting out his notebook, "The other day a news blurb online mentioned a Stand user that could create a castle overlay was arrested for conspiracy after terrorizing Shujin Academy. Word is he received a phantom thief-style calling card before getting attacked by some Stand using thieves."


Meanwhile, Kazuhiro was approaching Tonio's, a well-known Italian restaurant in the area. Also there were Shinzo and Mitsuharu, who were overseeing a fourth man, whom Kazuhiro recognized as Yasuyuki Hirose, a well-known Japanese comedian. Yasuyuki was Number 023, Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld, an animated suit of armor wearing a scarf. And it was already crumbling, soon breaking away to reveal a more hulking form with hammers for hands. "Congratulations!," Kazuhiro said as he approached, "It looks like you were able to obtain a Stand."

Yasuyuki smiled as the group entered the restaurant. "So I hear some of the ones who aren't able to evolve are causing havoc trying to force an evolution," he said. "Unfortunately," Mitsuharu said, "Some of the ones that do evolve cause problems as well… Kazuhiro." "Hey now," Kazuhiro replied, "I had to do something to make sure those girls were taken care of while they recovered. I admit it's basically kidnapping, but I do have an idea in mind to explain it all once they wake up. It's not like I intend to hurt them or anything." "Besides," Shinzo said, "There is plausible deniability."

He pointed to the pink-haired waitress. It was Pinkie Pie, who had started working at Tonio's after graduating from college. "That's a interesting thing," Kazuhiro said, "She and couple other girls I've painted didn't pass out. I've no idea why." "Don't you know?," Mitsuharu chimed in, "Those women are actually Stand users. My guess is that it gives them a little more energy to work with. They probably still felt tired, but not enough to think anything was wrong. Just tread carefully, Kazuhiro. We not only have local Stand users to be concerned with, but this new group that seems intent on hunting us." Little did they know, Pinkie had been listening in using Smile's toon powers.


In the local precinct, Koichi was using Echoes to listen in a conversation between two officers, Masumi Nishijima, and his superior Keigo Kurusu. "Are you sure that little diary can help you find him?," Masumi asked. "Trust me," Keigo said, "Running For Your Life can easily predict the actions of anyone who has committed a crime, no matter how small, so long as I am on the investigation team. That's why I asked for permission first." Koichi narrowed his eyes. "Act 1…" Echoes in its Act 1 form clung to the ceiling in order to remain hidden. If Keigo was a Stand user the normal "peer over their shoulder" trick would only get him spotted. Luckily, Keigo was proudly displaying the information, which Koichi relayed to Shigechi.


Jogo got word of where the girls were being kept and headed there with Ryusei. However, they wound up getting stopped by a series of explosions. "Activate Shield!" Jogo called out Cosmic Mind and used the shield on its left arm to stop the worst of the explosions. "Good grief, who's setting off bombs!?," Ryusei demanded, "Shooting Star!" His Stand emerged and fired off several meteors, aimed right at where the explosions were coming from. A young woman with long, dark hair and an eyepatch over her left eye rolled out of the way.

"That was too perfect of a dodge," Ryusei noted, "Almost like you knew exactly where I would shoot." Jogo rushed in. "Activate Chainsaw!" A chainsaw attachment appeared on Cosmic Mind's right leg, which it swung down to attack. The woman smiled. "Reject!" Just before the attack could connect, the woman deftly dodged out of the way. "So just who are you?," Ryusei asked. "The name's Minene Uryu," the woman said, "A former mercenary of Fenrir." She raised a grenade launcher. "That launcher…," Jogo muttered, "Activate Camera!" Cosmic Mind's Camera attachment activated, scanning the grenade launcher.

"Ryusei, that launcher is emitting Stand energy," Jogo said in shock. "It must be part of her Stand," Ryusei realized. Minene smirked. "This is a sub-stand called Brilliant Imitation. Allow me to demonstrate!" She fired off a few shots, which the two guys dodged. Ryusei noticed something. "The blasts aren't affecting anything." "That's because you two are the target!," Minene clarified, "You just happened to get out of the way before the blast hit!" She aimed again, Jogo narrowing his eyes. "Activate Hopping!" A pogo stick appeared on Cosmic Mind's left leg, letting Jogo leap out of the way of the projectile.

"Activate Winch!," Jogo called out, manifesting a winch arm on his Stand's left arm. The winch wrapped around Minene, surprising her. With her arms tied down, Jogo was able to attack with his chainsaw attachment, knocking Minene aside. "That's the secret to her Stand," he realized, "It can't predict anything that isn't an attack, and can be overwhelmed. Ryusei! Pour it on!" "Got it!," Ryusei replied, "Shooting Star!" "Cosmic Mind! Activate Launcher!" The sudden attack from all angles left Minene scrambling to escape. 'Perceptive little bastards to figure out my weaknesses without me telling them…'


Minene had been trying to slow the strongest members of the New Morioh Warriors, but she had underestimated the group as a whole. The others were confronting Kazuhiro about his kidnappings. This led to a misunderstanding about the teens being involved with the so-called "Shard Hunters" and Kazuhiro has attacked. "Pump Up The Volume!" JK used his Stand to stun Kazuhiro in place, while Miu moved in to attack with The Boom. Kazuhiro fought back with Paint It Black's powers, but he was one against several and soon got overwhelmed.

Yasuyuki watched as his buddy surrendered himself to the police. "Looks like we really are dealing with two different groups," he said, "The ones from Morioh were working together, while the ones from out of town are fighting each other." Shinzo walked up to him. "These Shard Hunters act like we're some sort of sport game. But what's their end goal? And how many are there? If I had to chose, I'd prefer to have to fight the New Morioh Warriors. They at least show honor in protecting their home. By the way, Number 005 has been trying to find access to the police evidence locker." Yasuyuki groaned. "All that supernatural power and he still only wants that notebook? It's no wonder he can't evolve. We might as well leave him to the locals."

Here's the usual breakdown.

001 002(END) 003(END) 004 005 006 007

008 009 010(END) 011 012 013 014

015 016 017 018 019 020 021

022 023(END) 024 025 026 027 028

029(END) 030 031 032 033 034 035

036 037 038 039 040 041 042(END)

043 044 045 046 047 048 049

050 051 052 053 054 055 056

057 058 059 060 061 062 063

064 065 066 067 068 069 070

071(END) 072 073 074 075 076 077

078 079 080 081 082 083 084(END)

085 086 087 088(END) 089 090 091

092 093(END) 094 095 096 097 098

099 100 101 102 103 104 105

106 107 108

Of course, Yasuyuki didn't name his Stand yet, so we won't be showcasing it just yet. But we do have a few other Stands to showcase.

Running For Your Life (Theme of Keigo Kurusu from Future Diary)
User: Keigo Kurusu
Ability: Taking the appearance of a cell phone diary, Running For Your Life has the ability to track the actions of anyone who has committed a crime Keigo is officially investigating. The Stand cannot work if Keigo is not actively on an investigation, is performing an illegal or off-the-record investigation, is not currently a police officer, or the subject has not actually committed a crime.
Power: E
Speed: E
Range: A
Durability: B
Precision: A
Potential: C

Reject (Theme of Minene Uryu from Future Diary)
User: Minene Uryu
Ability: This Stand allow Minene to detect incoming attacks and how to avoid them. It comes with an attachment grenade launcher, referred to as Brilliant Imitation, which can launch explosive that only affect a target, perfect for counter-attacking. The Stand can be overwhelmed by successive attacks, or tricked if an incoming move isn't an attack.
Power: C
Speed: C
Range: A
Durability: A
Precision: B
Potential: D

No new Stands from Phantom Thieves Origins, however. You'll understand when you read that chapter. Read and review.