Many of the stories here are similar to Kamen Rider Drive, from which I drew a lot of inspiration. But sometimes it can be tricky altering the story to fit the narrative. Here's a good example. 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 9: Electric Mishaps
Jogo had been called by Koichi late into the night when a series of fires in the suburban district had been reported. Jogo quickly used Cosmic Mind's Fire ability to snuff out the flames. When the others came in the next morning, he explained what he found. "There was a sudden surge of slowdown in the area as the fires started," Jogo explained, "This is likely the work of a shard bearer." Kengo immediately looked at the ruined appliances. "Burn patterns suggest these were electrical fires. A lot of batteries exploding or cords shorting out." "The fires were relatively small when I heard about them," Jogo noted.
He then saw two men in black suits walk off, muttering about people nosing about. He and Luna hurried over to talk with them. "Excuse me. We'd like to ask you some questions." The two men looked at each other, then suddenly they threw their arms out and a slowdown was triggered. They immediately ran, but they soon realized Jogo and Luna had not been affected. Quickly they hurried through a small construction zone. Jogo gasped, but kept running. "Activate Hopping!" He easily bounded over the obstacles and ran into the first guy.
The two guys decided to fight back. "Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark!" The first guy was Number 037, with a white aquatic creature with six fins and clawed appendages. "Star Seraph Sentry!" The other guy was Number 103, a golden humanoid with smooth wings and wielding a bow and arrow. The duo tangled with Jogo and Luna for a while, easily getting their butts kicked, when a guy dressed as a scientist with white hair stepped in. "Still having problems, I see." Number 037 looked at him. "Goro Minami! A little help here!"
Behind Minami appeared a giant black dragon with a white belly. Jogo's eyes widened. "Number 024, Dragulas the Vampiric Dragon." "Not for long," Minami said with a chuckle, "For it seems I have the power… To evolve!" Dragulas the Vampiric Dragon crumbled away, leaving behind a more humanoid figure with tesla coils on its back and power nodes for arms. Jogo observed the new Stand. "So what is it now?" "Call it… High Voltage," Minami decided, "A fitting name for its power." "Then I'll just fight positive with negative!," Jogo decided, "Activate Elek!"
His Stand took on its golden color and electrical powers, letting it go toe-to-toe with High Voltage. As the other two shard bearers tried to get in, they found themselves pinned down by Luna, who used her own Stand to manipulate the nearby gravity. "Let's get rid of the two distractions! Fly Me To The Moon!" Her artificial moon shifted phases, releasing the gravity hold. Number 103 was able to get away in time as Luna fired off her crescent blades. Number 037 wasn't so lucky, Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark taking one too many hits and crumbling to nothing.
Number 103 hurried over to Minami. "This is getting too crazy Boss." Minami nodded. "It would seem I have made a serious miscalculation. We'll need to relocate. High Voltage!" The electric Stand shot out a surging storm that caused Jogo and Luna to put their guard up. They tried to chase after the fleeing shard bearers, only to learn the storm had gotten some construction workers caught in the crossfire, prompting Jogo to render aid using his Medical power. "Do you think they did that on purpose?," Luna asked. "I hope not," Jogo said, "Thus far these new Stand users have proven honorable."
At a nearby junkyard, Minami grumbled to himself. "Something the matter?," Shinzo said as he approached. "I ran into those New Morioh Warriors," Minami explained, "And lost one of the shard bearers who were with me." He shook his head. "Well… At least my experiment is almost complete. Once my Stand fully implements the device, finding individuals with Stand potential should be much easier." "Good," Shinzo said, "Father Roche doesn't seem to care how many of us there are, but I for one would like only those that will actually use these powers right to be chosen." "That reminds me," Minami said, "How close is she to evolving?" Shinzo simply smiled, and Minami noted a certain warmth to the smile.
"Goro Minami," Koichi noted, "A skilled inventor, popular with kids for making fun and accessible toys designed for a variety of ages." "His new Stand power revolves around electricity," Ryusei noted, "Seems to be a common theme as of late. We still have to track him down, and the other shard bearer he was with." "We already have Akira Otoishi on it as we speak," Koichi assured him, "Since his Red Hot Chili Pepper can travel via underground electric cables and has a wide range, finding Minami should only be a matter of time."
"But why go to all this trouble for a few fires?," Shun asked. Jogo shook his head. "I don't think he intended to start those fires. At the time we confronted him, Minami's shard was just finishing its mutation into a Stand. It's possible that as it neared that completed state, it's power started going a little berserk. No, Minami has a different plan in mind. One that's much more suited to his intellect." "YEOW!," came the howl of a male voice. Akira burst into the room, his fingers gliding effortlessly over his electric guitar. By the time he was done with his ballad, the entire room clapping.
"Jail time may have slowed me down…," he said softly, "But my rock and roll spirit has not faded…" Koichi cleared his throat. "Did you find Minami and his cohort?" Akira calmed down as he straightened up. "Yes, sorry about that." His Stand, a humanoid lizard made of electricity, appeared next to him. "Red Hot Chili Pepper was able to track Minami to the scrapyards on the outskirts of the suburban region of Morioh. He's got some kind of electrical device cobbled together. Whatever it is, it's drawing in tremendous amounts of electricity. My Stand felt drained just by getting near it." "Funny," Jogo said, "My own Stand can use electric powers, but it didn't feel a thing."
Jogo hurried out to the scrapyard with Kengo, and soon found the device. Minami had removed a piece of it, only to get alerted to the duo's presence by Number 103. "I take it this was what started the electrical fires?," Kengo asked. "A minor miscalculation on my part," Minami admitted, "I'm grateful you intervened when you did. It was never my intention for people to get hurt because of my mistakes. And as a scientist, I have made many. Ask any science teacher, and they'll tell you scientific theories get proven wrong all the time."
"How is this device draining power?," Jogo asked, "And why wasn't my Stand's electrical abilities affected?" "Draining electricity is part of High Voltage's power," Minami explained, "It can even disrupt other electric-based Stands. But your Stand doesn't rely solely on electricity, does it Mister Higashikata? With the electricity amplified by your ability to manipulate the very essence of the cosmos, High Voltage was unable to even touch the electric current. As for where that energy is going… Well, let's just say it's a favor to a friend. But not to worry, you'll be finding out before long. Ah, but you're here to deal with us due to the trouble we've caused, correct?"
"Glad to see you understand you the position you're in," Kengo said, as he and Jogo summoned their Stands. Minami looked at Kengo's. "The infamous Killer Queen. How interesting. From what I'm told it works somewhat differently than before, but I remember this originally being the Stand of one Yoshikage Kira. But the only way two different people can have the same Stand is if they share the same soul. As in… Reincarnation…" Kengo breathed deep. "As I recall… Reimi promised him that he wouldn't be going anywhere peaceful… And my life has been quite turbulent over the years."
He looked up and smiled. "But I'm not my father… So this turbulent life suits me perfectly! Killer Queen!" Killer Queen punched at the air in front of both Star Seraph Sentry and High Voltage, knocking them both aside. Minami was the first to get up and took a small piece out of the device. "Our experiment here is complete. Get this to Shinzo, quickly!" Number 103 nodded and took the device. As he ran off, however, he ran into Jogo. "You're not going anywhere! At least not with your shard intact! Activate Launcher and Gatling!" In addition to the rocket launcher, a gatling gun manifested on Cosmic Mind's left leg.
The two weapons fired off, quickly damaging Star Seraph Sentry to the point of breakdown. Number 103 had just enough time to fly off quickly. Meanwhile Kengo was knocking Minami and his Stand around the scrapyard. "To be honest," Kengo said, "I don't really like that I'm both the son of a serial killer and his reincarnation at the same time. But that's the beauty of nurturing. I guess it's not in my nature to be a killer… Just a fighter. Killer Queen!" Killer Queen started punching High Voltage in rapid succession. "KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE KARE!" With a final big blast, Minami was knocked unconscious as Kengo cooled down. "Kareru!"
Number 103 managed to land at the location where Shinzo and Mitsuharu were staying. He handed off the device just as Star Seraph Sentry crumbled away. "So this is the device Minami came up with," Mitsuharu said, "The one that can contain his Stand's full power." Shinzo nodded. "He knew that once his Stand fully manifested, it would cause problems. So he took that into account, and made use of his Stand's true power. Now we can finish the device. And with it, we can find people with Stand potential all over Morioh."
Kengo's battle cry roughly translates to "be blasted". Just thought you should know that. Time for the breakdown.
001 002(END) 003(END) 004 005(END) 006 007
008 009 010(END) 011 012 013 014
015 016 017 018 019 020 021
022 023(END) 024(END) 025 026 027 028
029(END) 030 031 032 033(END) 034 035
036 037(END) 038 039 040 041 042(END)
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050 051 052 053 054 055 056
057 058 059 060(END) 061 062 063
064 065 066 067 068 069 070
071(END) 072 073 074(END) 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(END) 104 105
106 107 108
I'll get that last line sooner or later… Anyway, here's the lowdown on the new Stand.
High Voltage (Song by Linkin Park)
User: Goro Minami
Ability: Mutated from Egoist shard Number 024, Dragulas the Vampiric Dragon. At first it seems to only possess electrokinesis. However, it can also manipulate and drain electrical currents, as well as act independently of its user, able to carry out programmed orders. It can even be copied and transported via electrical devices, though unless the device is specially made, it won't hold High Voltage's true power.
Power: B
Speed: A
Range: A
Durability: B
Precision: B
Potential: C
Also got one from Phantom Thieves Origins.
Daft Punk (French Electronic Music Duo)
User: Sadayo Kawakami
Ability: Manifesting as a backpack on Kawakami's back, Daft Punk unfolds into numerous mechanical arms with enough articulation to perform a variety of tasks, and enough strength to lift the heaviest of furniture.
Power: C
Speed: B
Range: B
Durability: A
Precision: A
Potential: B
I had to risk going out today because I was craving some fast food and I don't have a credit card for Door Dash. Also need to refill my medications, but that's for another time. I'm doing what I can to stay safe regardless, and I hope you're all doing the same. Read and review.
