Chapter 11: Three Strange Assassins, Part 1

It was then 3:00PM. Joshua and his friends were all resting in a home Ashley shared for peoples for 5, including herself, which makes 6. They were in a living room, getting ready to head out.

"Hopefully no one will know about this house that I had for a while." Ashley said. "Now then, where should we go?"

"Don't know." Joshua replied. "Maybe you should follow us to… Somewhere?"

"Hmm… (Gasps) Oh! Now I remember, we should all go to a restaurant later on for dinner. Another one of my old friends will pay it for us. She's from Italy, but I don't know which restaurant, though…"

"We'll find out when we see her." Katsuma said. "Alright, let's head out."

"Joshua, get Santona and Lady down here." Ashley said.

"I'm on it." Joshua said as he headed upstairs.

"And tell them that me and Katsuma will be outside!" Ashley hollered.

"Ok!" Joshua hollered.

Ashley and Katsuma then head out the door and wait outside of the house for the others.

"So, what are we doing out here?" Katsuma asks.

"(Sighs) Katsuma… I think I have something to tell you about me, and you." Ashley said.

"I'm all ears."

"Katsuma Higashikata, I think you're a great friend that I love to hangout with, but there is something on mind to tell you…"

Ashley then froze for a minute. She was nervous to tell Katsuma her feelings.

"Uh… You got something to say to me?" Katsuma asked.

"Actually, I'll tell you when all of this is over, you know, Diana." Ashley said. "We've got a long way to go."

"I see. Ok, I understand."

Joshua, Santona and Lady then exited the house.

"Hey, I got these two." Joshua said.

"Miss Grain, where are we going?" Lady asked.

"Later on, we're going to a restaurant to meet an old friend of mine." Ashley replied. "She's gonna pay for the meals."

"Alright! Dinner! When are we eating?" Santona asked.

"Don't know, when that friend of mine tells us." Ashley replied. "Anyways, let's just walk around that street right here. What's it called? (Looks at the street name on the sign) Ah, Judge Street? I think this is where I spent most of my childhood on. Sorry, got a bit daydreaming. Let's walk."

While they were walking, Joshua looked at Ashley.

"Hey, Ashley." Joshua asked. "Do you have anything to entertain yourself?"

"(Sighs) It's been a while… I know what you're talking about, Joshua." Ashley replied. "You know, TV, video games…"

"Yeah, that stuff." Joshua said.

"Well, when I was a kid, I watched a movie about a giant moth flying around Japan."

"(Snaps his finger) Oh! Mothra!" Santona shouted.

"Jesus you've answered quickly!" Ashley said.

"Yep! I know a LOT about monster movies in Japan!" Santona said.

"(Sighs) Ok then… Yeah, Mothra was not only the first monster movie that I have seen, but also the first Japanese movie I have seen." Ashley said.

"Hey, after we eat our dinner, should we go back to The Amethyst Gardens to see if that Stand of your Mother's is back to life?" Katsuma asked.

"You mean Secret Garden? Sure." Ashley replied. "Don't know when we'll do it, but right now, we're focusing on meeting my old friend."

Behind a car that Joshua and his friends passed by, a teenage boy was watching them.

"Hmm… Could they be it?" He said to himself. "(Brings out a picture of Joshua Joestar and looks at Joshua near him) Yep, that's him… Looks like I have found my targets…"

Near the corner, there was a journalist seeing Joshua and the others and went over to them when they stopped for a green light.

"Excuse me, you five! Would you all want to help me for this next journal of mine?!" She said.

"Who are you?" Joshua asked.

"I am Journalist Morgana Jones! Call me Morgana! I was wondering if you five would volunteer for this new journal I'm trying to write?" Morgana said.

"What's the journal about?" Ashley asked.

"I saw three people going to an abandoned house and they told me about setting it up for a story about them living in that house together. So, how about it?"

"She seemed trustworthy." Lady said.

"Hmm… I suppose we'll help you out, since we do have some time to spare." Ashley said. "Take us to that house."

"Excellent! Follow me, everyone!" Morgana said.

When they followed Morgana, the same teenage boy continued to watch then.

"Ah! She is leading them to our trap!" He said. "This will be fun! I've got to keep up with them!"

When they get to the house, it was all a dark gray color and was very old.

"Wow, that house has seen better days." Lady said.

"Now, should we go in to meet these people that you want us to meet?" Ashley asked.

"Hold on! Let me go in there first!" Morgana said. "I'll tell them that we have visitors! Be back in a minute!"

Morgana then went inside the house.

"Ok? Looks like we'll wait?" Joshua said, confused.

"This is gonna take a while." Santona said.

"Let's just wait for her to come out and get this over with." Ashley said.

About a minute later, nothing happened.

"Huh? It's been a minute and nothing happened." Santona said.

"She might be slow." Ashley said. "Let's continue to wait, if not, then we'll just be on our way."

Then, the same teenage boy walks over to the house and saw Joshua and his friends.

"What's happening here?" He asked. "In a pickle or something?"

"Well, there's this journalist and she's in that house to check in on those people." Joshua replied. "Don't know what's going on, but we're waiting for the journalist to help us with this new journal of her's."

"Huh… I see… Well, you don't have to wait for her no more." He said.

'Huh?" Ashley said.

"By the way… Do any of you go to Kimeru High School?"

Joshua, Santona and Katsuma then had surprised looks on their faces.

"Shit! Does he know about me?!" Joshua said to himself. "If so, then what does he want from me?!"

"I need an answer." The teenage boy said.

Katsuma then walks over to the boy.

"Listen here, kid. We got no time of your crap!" Katsuma said.

"Oh you think I care?" He said.

Katsuma then walks back a bit.

"This kid is something else… He just don't care!" Katsuma said.

"Hmph, where do I even begin? My name is Zachary Versace. I was once a student at Kimeru High School, but I got expelled due to my poor behavior. She then blessed me with revenge and we took them down together. Then, she and I fall in love at 15, we're now 16." Zachary said.

"This guy got a girlfriend?" Santona said to himself. "Then both of them aren't even insane for each other, but rather insane to others? This guy is already making my head hurt…"

"Alright, Zachary. What happened to that journalist? Take a guest?" Katsuma asked.

"I'm afraid she's gone to heaven. She's dead." Zachary replied.

"Say what?"

"My girlfriend killed her, and she had done it with style… This was all part of our plan to kill you, Joshua Joestar…"

"Shit! They're working for Diana!" Joshua shouted.

Zachary then brings out his Stand, which takes the form of an imp with a suit and bow tie on him.

"And he's a Stand User!" Ashley shouted.

"My Stand is named, Demon Days. I would like to show you its abilities, if one of you is ever so lucky enough." Zachary said as he slowly showed an evil smile on his face.

"Alright! This is getting out of control!" Santona said as he rushes over to Zachary. "Wolf In Sheep's Clothing!"

Santona's Stand was then out.

"Looks like you were lucky enough to see my Stand in action!" Zachary said.

Demon Days then let out a horrible scream to Santona.

"Gah! My ears!" Santona shouted as he covered his ears to try and bear the pain. "Shit! It hurts! What was that horrible noise?!"

"Looks like I have shown you my Stand's ability. Try and get close to me, and it will unleash a horrible scream on you, causing you to slowly go insane over it's scream… However, I can't let you go insane for this long." Zachary said as he used Demon Days to punch Santona in the face, knocking him out.

"Santona!" Lady shouted. "Dead Flowers!"

Lady then brings out her Stand, Dead Flowers to try and attack Zachary.

"Did you not use your ears? Looks like your ears won't be useful after Demon Days screams!" Zachary shouted.

Demon Days then let out another scream. Lady was affected by the scream, causing her to cover her ears with her hands to try and bear the pain.

"AAAH! MY EARS!" Lady yelled. "I CAN'T TAKE THIS!"

"That's what I thought." Zachary said.

"Lady! I'm coming!" Joshua shouted as he brings out Danger Zone.

"Wait Joshua! Don't go!" Ashley said. "Shit! Katsuma, let's hide!"

"Right!" Katsuma said as he and Ashley went to a bush near the house.

Danger Zone then tried to attack.

"ORA-" It shouted.

Demon Days then let out another scream. Joshua was then in great pain.

"GOD DAMN IT! WHAT WAS THAT?!" Joshua yelled.

"You three are easy." Zachary said.

Demon Days then punched Joshua and Lady in their faces, causing them to collapse. Zachary then looks up to notice that Katsuma and Ashley left.

"Huh? Wonder where are they?" Zachary wonders. "Oh well, all that matters is that Joshua is here with us…"

Katsuma and Ashley were then at the back of the house.

"(Pants) That kid wasn't playing around…" Katsuma said. "Ashley! What do we do now?"

"(Takes a deep breath) The enemies might be waiting for Joshua in that house, but he was knocked out by that kid's Stand." Ashley replied. "We're going in there and get Joshua, Santona and Lady out of here!"

"Right with you! Let's get in there and teach them a lesson!"

When Katsuma and Ashley went inside the house, it was dark, but there was some light surrounding the hallways.

"You know, this place is already giving me the chills…" Ashley said as she held on to Katsuma.

"(Blushed) Uh, we might get caught." Katsuma said. "(Looks around the room, which was a kitchen) Hmm… (Sees a closet) I see a closet in a kitchen? This is a weird house already."

"A closet? Take us to the closet."

Katsuma and Ashley then went inside a closet. Ashley then cooled down.

"(Sighs) Alright, I think I'm good now." Ashley said. "Sorry, I get scared sometimes…"

"It's fine." Katsuma replied. "Huh, this is a big closet…"

"Exactly, now I'll keep watch outside here for any intruders. Find anything interesting here."

"On it."

While Ashley peaked out of the front door, Katsuma was searching at the big closet. He then sees an unopened box.

"Huh? What's in here?" Katsuma wonders as he opens the box. "WHAT THE HELL?!"

"What is it, Katsuma?" Ashley wonders.

"Uh… There's…"

Ashley then walks over to the box to see the body of the journalist, Morgana Jones in it, dead.

"(Holds her scream) Oh my God… It's that journalist! She's dead! How did she? Wait. (Looks at the back of Morgana Jones having a hole in it) Strange, she might have gotten her blood sucked by someone…" Ashley said.

"Wait, that kid earlier said that he's got a girlfriend and his girlfriend killed that journalist. Wait, is his girlfriend a Stand User or vampire?" Katsuma said.

"We might as well have our backs covered if this Stand can drain the blood out of her back, if his girlfriend is a Stand User. If a vampire, then we have to stay near a light, or the outside area. Let's go find Joshua and the others quickly and quietly as possible."

[STAND NAME]: DEMON DAYS

[STAND MASTER]: ZACHARY VERSACE

POWER: C

SPEED: B

RANGE: B

DURABILITY: A

PRECISION: C

POTENTIAL: C

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