At a small hotel in Pakistan, Enyama Rumin was close to getting to Yamabuki, who killed her daughter, ROZ.

"At last, vengeance will be mine, and justice will be served!" Enyama thought, "But I can't let her find Birch's body here, or my chance will be lost!"

She dragged away Birch's corpse, as Yamabuki was at the front desk. "She's not in the front desk."

Enyama panicked, "It'll be even more worse, if the other four show up! I need to kill them, one by one… Stay back! Go away!"

She realized that Yamabuki is getting closer to her. She knocked on the door and called, "Madame, are you okay? I thought I heard a crash, over there. Hello?"

She stepped in, as she called, "Ma'am, I'm coming in-!"

CRASH!
Enyama crashed to the floor, as Yamabuki gasped.

Episode XXIX – Chapter 5: Justice is Served?
Enyama Found Out!

Enyama crashed into a table, but got up and laughed. Yamabuki rushed to her and gasped, "OH, NO! What happened here?"

Enyama said, "Oh, it's nothing. It's just a tiny fall. Just bruised my hip."

Yamabuki barked, "LIAR! You had too many accidents, in your age! You shouldn't be in such pain! I mean, you had your left hand burned. You're much too careless!"

"Oh, thank you, dearie." Enyama smiled, "I am fine. NO problem, I promise."

She thought, annoyed and impatient, "Get out, get out, GET OUT! WHO SAID YOU COULD COME IN HERE, DAMN IT?"

Apparently, Yamabuki was behind Birch Small's corpse, and doesn't notice it. Enyama uses her fog magic to drag Birch away, as Yamabuki treated to her.

"I'll spare your suffering, for now, Ninja Brat…" she thought, "But I'll kill you, much I did that bastard, Birch Small! All it takes is a tiny little wound on anywhere… AND THEN, YOU'RE FINISHED! I'll turn you into my own puppet of justice!"

Yamabuki looked around and asked, "Hmm?"

She then picked up her staff and said, "Ma'am, you seemed to be a little disturbed. You're sweating bullets."

Enyama pleaded, "It's nothing! Don't worry about me. I'm fine. Just go back to your room and get some rest."

Yamabuki smiled, "Well, if you insist. One thing, before I go… Do you run this hotel, by yourself? Don't you… have a family to assist you? Like a son?"

Enyama gasped in shock, hearing Yamabuki's words. She growled, as she was still hell-bent over her. Yamabuki asked if she was okay, but Enyama stuttered, "Uhhh… I gotten used to living alone…"

Yamabuki smiled, "Sounds lonely to me… Just think, life with a son and daughter-in-law, or the other way around. Your grandkids could run around and play in the lobby. They'd definitely cheer this place up. But it gets a little noisy. That's what makes families great~!"

Enyama stammered on, and then started to growl. Yamabuki asked, "Hey, what's the matter? Did you had someone like that, before? If you like a daughter, she'd be much older than me… Well, she wouldn't be that beautiful than me…"

Enyama groaned and stuttered, and said, "N-n-no! She passed away!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am. That was terrible of me to say that…"

Enyama thought, in anger, "You're the one who killed her, you monster! I despise you! I'll slaughter you! I'LL SLAUGHTER YOU!"

Yamabuki pulled up a chair, as she instructed, "Please, just sit down. I'll give you a nice back rub~!"

She rubbed her back and said, "I know how it feels to lose a loved one. I lost my grandma, when I was only in Kindergarten. Ah, the memories… Isn't it nostalgic? Besides, tonight, you can think of me as your own daughter. Right? I can do anything you ask, ma'am…"

Enyama held her anger and thought to herself, "YOU ANNOYING BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU, IF I HAD THE CHANCE, RIGHT NOW!"

"WOW! You're so tense, ma'am!" Yamabuki laughed, "I guess living alone must be pretty tough on you."

As Yamabuki tend to Enyama, a hoarse moan was made, as Birch crawled out from under the couch, slowly and painfully. She cried to Yamabuki, as Enyama gasped.

"HUH?" Yamabuki cried, "What is she doing here? NO! That face!"

Enyama barked, "Birch! How is she still alive? That miscreant made her Stand vanish, as soon as the bullet made it to her mouth!"

She lunged behind Yamabuki, as Birch cried, "Look behind you, Yamabuki! BEHIND YOU, YOU FOOL!"

Yamabuki yelled, "YOU'RE BIRCH SMALL!"

Enyama stabbed Yamabuki, but using her ninja instincts, Yamabuki grabbed her arms and shouted, "WAIT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

Enyama roared, "GETTING MY VENGEANCE! I AM ENYAMA RUMIN! REMEMBER THAT NAME, YAMABUKI SUOU? I'M THE MOTHER OF ROZALYN, THE GIRL YOU MERCILESSLY KILLED IN COLD BLOOD!"

Yamabuki gasped, "HUH? YOU'RE HER-?"

Enyama used her scissors in a fast pace jabbing, but Yamabuki countered, "NINJA CHARIOT!"

They changed sword strikes, scissors to katana, as Yamabuki roared, "SO, you're a Spirit Caller, all along!"

Enyama yelled, "You played the part of murdering my daughter, and I'll make sure you will pay for that!"

Yamabuki cried, "MISS NEVINS, I NEED YOUR HELP!"

Enyama laughed, "She can't help you… In fact, none of your friends cannot save you! BECAUSE…"

From deep within the fog, the townspeople appeared, with glowing red eyes, and were moaning like zombies. In fact, they were the same people that Team Nevins met, firsthand.

"WAIT!" Yamabuki recognized the corpse from earlier, "IT'S YOU! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS? ZOMBIES?! But you're dead! You were dead, when we got here! YOU'RE THE ONE FROM INDIA!"

She was surrounded, as she yelled, "HOLY SHIT, WE'VE GOT ZOMBIES!"

Enyama roared, "Behold the terrifying powers of my Stand, Justice! One can only have one Stand or Spirit, but Justice, the Fog Stand, can transform the dead into my personal army! It can control hundreds of corpses! EVEN THOUSANDS OF THEM!"

Yamabuki cried, "You… You think you could take this grudge a bit too far? To think a Stand like that could be after us! I had no idea!"

Birch gasped, "This whole town's got a thing for you! If she gives you a wound like that, she'll turn you into her own personal puppet!"

Enyama said, "I only need to take a scratch from you. Doesn't take much. Soon, you'll be mine, and my Stand, Justice, will take care of the rest! YOU'RE DEAD!"

Yamabuki ran off, avoiding the attack. "I'M OUT OF HERE!"

Birch yelled, "NO! YAMABUKI! TAKE ME WITH YOU! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE, PLEASE!"

Yamabuki barked, "OH, SHUT UP! Did you forget about wounding my friend, Rook? Why the hell would I save you? You're on your own, pal!"

She dashed off, as Enyama yelled out, "YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE RIGHTEOUS VENGEANCE OF JUSTICE, YAMABUKI SUOU! I'LL YANK YOUR BRAINS OUT OF YOUR NOSTRILS! I'LL SHATTER YOUR BONES INTO SHARDS, AND SNAP YOUR SPINE IN HALF! AND I'LL SQUEEZE YOUR TITS OFF, UNTIL THEY POP! MY VENGEANCE COMES NOW! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HAAAAAAA!"

She and her zombie horde chased after Yamabuki. She gasped and she shrieked, "SHE'S PSYCHOTIC! HOW CAN AN OLD LADY LIKE HER RUN SO FAST?"

Enyama threw her scissors towards Yamabuki. She escaped through the door, and then slammed it shut. The scissors landed on the door, nearly missing her. Enyama roared, "DAMN IT! The coward escaped into the back room! AFTER HER, YOU FOOLS! BREAK DOWN THE DOOR, AT ONCE!"

Outside a dank hallway, Yamabuki was on the other side, barricading the door. She panted, as she was holding the chair, to stop the door from opening. She looked around and said, "Just my luck… This hallway leads to the basement…"

She tried to open the doors, and added, "Miss Nevins and the others are far away from me. I don't think they can hear me. But… Those zombies are trouble. If I let one single wound strike me, I'm in trouble! She'll control me, much like Birch!"

She growled, "DAMN IT! Isn't there any way outside?"

She looked at the window and huffed, "And of course, the windows have iron bars on it. I can't get out! Crafty old buzzard!"

She rushed off to another room, and hid. The chair broke off, as Yamabuki heard it from inside her hiding spot. "SHIT! They broke the door down. But luckily, they cannot find me. Times like this I would use my Ninja Stealth… But I'm too nervous. At this point, it looks like I'll fight them off! But I'll have to keep these freaks away from my skin, as quick as possible!"

She heard footsteps, as Yamabuki went to a dark spot of the dark room. She whispered, "They're checking every room. I was afraid of this…"

She then gasped, and realized where she was in. She was in a bathroom. She groaned, "Oh, wait a minute… I just realized something… COME ON! NOT AGAIN! DID I GET INTO ANOTHER BATHROOM? Why do I always get ambush into a bathroom? DAMN IT! And to make matters best, I finally found it! Sarcasm aside, it's filthy!"

She prepared to fight, "Alright… Just try it! But the sooner you appear, my Chariot will chop off four of you, in a single breath!"

The zombies left, as Yamabuki calmed down. She thought, "Huh? Something isn't right. It's all quiet over there… Damn zombies… That old hag… What the hell are they doing? Aren't they going to break down the door?"

She peeked into the keyhole, and then gulped. She thought, "Come on, what's taking you so long?"

She saw an eye through the keyhole, and then she shrieked, "YAAAAAAAAAGH! They were peeking through the keyhole, the whole time!"

One of the zombies lashed its tongue through the keyhole, and slashed into Yamabuki's tongue. She cried out, bleeding a bit, "DAMN IT! THAT FREAK GOT MY TONGUE! NOT GOOD!"

She was being pulled in, as Enyama cried, "YES! YOU'RE FINALLY UNDER JUSTICE'S CONTROL! And now, if you don't come out of that door, I'm pulling out your entire body through the keyhole, YOU SHITTY LITTLE BRAT!"

Yamabuki was pulled out of the closet, and was pulled towards Enyama and her horde of zombies. The zombies were forced to laugh, as Enyama cackled, while throwing Yamabuki around in the hallway, using her fog powers, "YES! EMBRACE YOUR SUFFERING, SUOU! This is more than enough pain and torment that you gave Rozalyn! Because of you, my precious baby girl died in your despicable hands!"

She grinned, "Now then… How about we let you clean the bathroom, eh? You say it's filthy?"

Yamabuki was pulled back in, but she struggled to push herself back inside. Enyama is forcing her to lick the toilet, until it's clean.

"PLEASE!" She cried, "ANYTHING BUT THAAAAAAAAT!"

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Minutes later, Chazz appeared in the lobby, as Enyama asked, "OH! You startled me! You must learn to knock, young man. What can I do for you?"

Chazz said, "I did knock, old crone. I was looking for Yamabuki. And I think you had something to do with it. Maybe you didn't hear me, because you were too busy. I wonder what. Seen her, grandma?"

Enyama stammered, as Chazz glared at her, cold and intimidating. She thought, "He can't know… He's clever! Unlike Yamabuki, he asks the right questions to gets what he wants! Play dumb… so I cannot fall for his tricks. NO! Then he'll grow suspicious. I have to think of something else.
I know… I'll tell him where Yamabuki is. And just as he turns his back, I'll turn him into a huge pincushion. Then, he'll be easy pickings for my Justice… likewise the other three."

Enyama smiled, "Yes, of course I can help you, Mr. Princeton. She and I were just having a lovely chat."

"Oh?"

Back inside the bathroom, Yamabuki was still struggling to keep her mouth away from the toilet, since her small wound was under Enyama's control. She overheard Chazz and thought, "He's doomed! Chazz doesn't know! A tiny scratch will be his end! Stay back! Tell Miss Nevins, Peter, & Heather… THAT HAG IS THE ENEMY!"

Enyama said, "She's been in the bathroom. But she's been there, for quite some time."

Chazz huffed, "Of course, she's taking a shit. This door here?"

"Yes."

He went to the bathroom door, as Yamabuki thought, in embarrassment, "Of course, she's taking a shit… Stupid emotionless moron…"

Enyama said, "Once you're through the door, take a left turn. The bathroom is at the very end of the hall."

She thought, "What an incompetent fool! You're a child, after all! Killing Yamabuki will please my daughter's blessing! And spilling Chazz Princeton's blood will have Lady MIO make Egypt into jubilation!"

She lunged at Chazz, at his back, using her scissors. She stabbed him right in the spine. But…
TRIP!
"Oh, yeah, one question. You have a second?" He tripped Enyama down, and then turned to her, on the floor.

STAB!
She was suddenly stabbed into her right eye, as Chazz asked, "Huh? You okay, Grandma? Did you trip, or were you just that clumsy?"

Luckily, the scissors missed her face, as she was startled.

Miz-K NOTE: No more copouts, PLEASE!

"That… was too close!" She cried.

He said, "Should be more careful. It could've been bad, going into your eye, or into the jugular of that scrawny little neck of yours… You're pretty damn lucky."

He said, as she was sweating bullets, "Sorry to ask, before you get up, but I have a few more questions… First on the list is how do you know my name is Chazz Princeton? I never told you my name… until now. NO ONE HAS! Not since we got here. I find that strange."

Enyama gasped in horror, as Chazz asked her, "Come on… Tell me. You know, it's funny. Maybe because it's when I watch Columbo, as a kid. But it's the little details that keep me up, at night."

Enyama then said, "OH! You're beginning to hurt this old lady's feelings! It's… AHEM! It's on the guest book. You and your friends wrote on the guestbook, earlier. Don't tell me you don't remember that. You wrote Chazz Princeton, yes…"

He showed her the guestbook and said, "Oh. You mean, this guestbook?"

She said, "Yes. That's it. Your name is right here."

She then showed Chazz his named he signed. It said "Chad Princeton". WAIT, WHAT?

She gasped, "HUH? CHAD PRINCETON?!"

Chazz explained, "Chazz Princeton wasn't written anywhere in this guestbook. Calling out Nevins, when we first met, was your first mistake! I suspected you, since. I told the others not to use my name… and yet, you know it. Which can only mean…"

She stammered, as she was found out. Chazz said, "It means one thing… SO CUT THE CRAP, YOU OLD HAG! I know who you are now! You're one of the Stand Users that's been after us! The jig is up!"

Enyama growled in anger, as Chazz called, "What's the matter now? You're gonna show me your Stand or Spirit and fight me?"

The door bust open, as Enyama roared, "YOU'RE LOOKING RIGHT AT IT!"

The zombies appeared in a huge cloud of fog. They piled up onto Chazz, crushing him down to the floor. But Ojama Star appeared and pushed them all off.
"DORA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RA-RAAAAAH!"
One by one, he punched out all the zombies off the building. Chazz stared down at Enyama, but…
STAB!
A baby zombie stabbed a carrot into his left leg. Enyama cackled, "AHHHHH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! MY STAND JUSTICE ALWAYS PREVAILS! ALL IT NEEDS IS ONE SMALL SCRATCH! And then, my dear Spirit Caller, your life becomes as good as forfeit! You've fallen into my trap, Princeton!"

Birch appeared with a wounded Yamabuki. Chazz cried, "YAMABUKI!"

Birch called, "CHAZZ! It's me, Birch Small! Enyama's Spirit Caller is entirely made of fog! That's her power! It's BOTH a Spirit AND a Stand! It'll split your wound, wide open, and blows into your body! That's how she controls you! It'll even control corpses!"

Chazz glared at Enyama, "I get it now…"

Enyama yelled, "SHUT YOUR MOUTH, BIRCH!"

Birch's right hand is jabbed into her own mouth, using Enyama's control. Ojama Star appeared and punched at the Justice Spirit. It exploded into a huge cloud of vapor. Enyama cackled, as she said, "YOU IDIOT! Can you punch the fog with your fists, shoot it with your gun, or cut it with your sword? I don't think so!"

Justice remerged, as she continued, "ABSOLUTELY FUTILE! THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO, AS YOU WILL ACCEPT YOUR FATE!"

Birch sobbed, "Her Spirit and Stand is bigger than ours! Ours is weak upon comparison! We're done for! Nothing stands a chance against Justice!"

Enyama said, "Lovely… That's what I wanted to hear, Birch Small. Your fearful praise give me joy… Now, I'll control you, too, Chazz."

Yamabuki cried, "CHAZZ! HURRY! RUN AWAY AND DON'T LOOK BACK!"

Chazz huffed, holding his finger up, "Good grief. I don't need to run. Before that hag breathes another word, I'll smash her Spirit, and send her packing."

"Huh?" Enyama asked, "What was that? I could've sworn it was a proclamation from you! Before I take another breath, you're going to beat me? Well, I'll do that!"

She started to breath, but her face turned blue. She started choking, and tried to breath, but she turned purple, as she cried out, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?"

PSHOOOOOOOOOO!
Ojama Star started to inhale the entire Justice Spirit, as Yamabuki cried, "WHOA! THAT OJAMA SPIRIT IS LIKE A VACUUM! HE'S SUCKING ENYAMA'S ENTIRE STAND INTO HIS MOUTH!"

"NO! STOP! I CAN'T BREATHE!" Enyama yelled.

Yamabuki cried, "AND HE'S HOLDING IT IN! HE'S SUFFOCATING THAT BITCH!"

Enyama started to gag and croak, and then her eyes went dilated and blank. She collapsed, as Ojama Star inhaled her entire Stand inside him. Chazz said, "See that? Looks like your head is in a bit of a fog. If you ask me, that's justice, at its finest."

Enyama gagged, as she was foaming in the mouth, "DAMN THEM… I'M… SO ANGRY!"

[Enyama Rumin – Justice: RETIRED]

At the lobby, Yamabuki coughed, as she was helped up by Peter & Heather. The others arrived, upon hearing Chazz has bested Enyama. Heather asked, "Jesus… What have you been licking? Your tongue looked a bit dark."

Yamabuki giggled and coughed, "What do you mean what have I been licking? That is the most childish things I have ever been asked. But I don't see why that matters…"

She coughed, and then answered, "The toilet… But I was under her control… That's why…"

Peter grumbled, "Sick, huh? I don't blame you."

Michelle asked, "Ehhhh? You were licking what again?"

Yamabuki barked, "WHO CARES WHAT IT WAS? I just need to disinfect my tongue! GIMME THE MEDICINE, ALREADY!"

Michelle giggled, as Heather asked, "I thought I heard the word "toilet", just now. Why are you giggling?"

Michelle whispered to Heather, "Actually, I already knew about it. But I couldn't resist picking on her, first."

Yamabuki roared, "HOLD ON! CHAZZ! You knew about it, too, AND HE TOLD YOU! OR, MAYBE YOUR ESP PERK ALREADY KNEW! SHITTY OLD HAG! YOU WERE MESSING WITH ME! FORGET THE MEDICINE!"

She marched off, as Michelle laughed, "Here now, Yamabuki! I was just teasing! Come here and I'll fix you up. If you don't get it treated, it'll be infected."

Michelle coughed, "AHEM! …toilet… AHEM! …you licked it real good…"

Peter huffed, "Monster."

Yamabuki snarled, as Michelle was on the floor, laughing, "GRAAAAAGH! Peter, Heather, Chazz, let's just get the hell out of here!"

Chazz called, "Everyone! Come outside!"

The others head out, as Chazz looked to the ground. The fog cleared up, revealing numerous tombstones all around the city.

"What on Earth?!" Michelle gasped, "We stepped outside of the hotel, and we… this is… a…"

Heather replied, "It's a graveyard. She was using her Justice to make this graveyard a town… and a hotel."

Yamabuki said, "So, the whole time we were here, it was all a huge cemetery, and we were talking to corpses who were six feet under. That hag is really creative."

Peter held up Enyama, unconscious and tied up, as he said, "Yeah… and I'll bet HQ will hear her story, once we drop her off at the Speedwagon Foundation… and then behind bars."

Yamabuki roared, "YOU'RE TAKING HER WITH US? ARE YOU INSANE?"

Peter said, "And then some. We need to know if there are any more Spirit, Stand, or Jewel Users, around here. Plus, we worry about the others, back in America. Lewis Andrews has a brother, named Parker; and they both shared the Temperance card."

Heather replied, "Farra and Asahi already took care of that guy, I bet."

Peter said, "But the old hag, we may need her. We need to know what powers they hold, and where MIO is located, where she dug her hole in Egypt… and to know her powers, as well. Moreover, Mr. Nevins, as well…"

Michelle explained, "If we get the hag to tell us, we'll finally have the edge on us. That's worth the risk of dragging her around. She confesses, first, and we incarcerate her, later."

Heather said, "I highly doubt she'll share any information to us."

Michelle said, "Leave it to me! I'll project everything on a TV screen, using Hermit Ghost."

Yamabuki smiled, "GOOD IDEA! Next town we hop over, we'll use a TV there!"

The car engine turns over, as Birch was in the wheel, stealing their car. She drove away, leaving Team Nevins behind. Yamabuki and Heather chase after her.

"YOU SLIMEBALL! BIRCH SMAAAAAAAAAALL!" Yamabuki hollered.

Heather cried, "THAT'S OUR CAR!"

Birch called out, "Sorry, girls, but I'm sticking with MIO, throughout! Catch ya later! …provided that MIO or Mr. Nevins doesn't kill you, first!
A little advice for you all – I would put a bullet into that old lady's temple, real soon, or else you'll find how terrifying MIO really is! And you do NOT want that!"

She disappeared, escaping The Gang, again. Yamabuki complained, as the others were confused, "Does anyone know what she's talking about? Because I don't!"

As Team Nevins ponder of what Birch said, as she made her escape, they leave Pakistan and Enyama's graveyard, heading to their next town, with the old hag in tow.

Meanwhile, in Azusa's hut, she rebuilt Myu, as she was in her ninja outfit. She remains in place, with her eyes closed and her body stiff. She then said, as she held up the pink kunzite gem she removed, "That gem… it haunts me so… That damnable woman… created by vile hatred and darkness. I promise… MIO… this will be your ending."

She smashed the gem with her hand, crushing it by balling her fist. She then dropped to her knees, and then moaned, holding the scar on her chest. She coughed and moaned, "Ungh… The Power Cores… I said to myself… I go near none of those, again…"

She whispered in tongue, as she recovered her wounds. Her scar remained, as she growled, "Damn you… I will not succumb to the gem, again… even if I have to turn again. I want my humanity back."

She was getting up, as a figure appeared from behind her. He spoke, as he said, "These violent times have violent ends… Azusa…"

Azusa gasped, as she heard a voice. She then whispered, without turning around, "Budo…"

A boy in silver hair and pale skin appeared towards Azusa, from behind her, and said to her, "Tell me… Is crushing the Power Core enough to regain your humanity? If MIO dies, what will become of you?"

Azusa dropped her head and sniffled. He asked, "These two girls… They are MIO's pawns."

She replied, "NO… They were used… as puppets… changed to become mindless pawns… And now, they are close… to the end… MIO must be stopped… and the end… of this long… and horrific nightmare…"

Azusa wept, as she held herself, "MIO made me a monster… I defied her, to save everyone… But I'm scared… What will I do?"

Budo held up a diary and said, "Here. MIO, this vampire android left this… Soon, you'll understand why… she wants the world in her grasp, and then turn it into darkness."

Azusa held the diary and looked at the cover. She whispered, "Dio Brando's diary…"

She read a passage, as she was worried. Budo nodded and said, "This page here… You will understand… It's horrifying to understand. But soon… All will be answered… and everyone, fated to stop this nightmare, must be stopped."

Azusa read the diary, and then said, "This was burned away, long ago… How did it somehow come back?"

Budo said, "A copy. This page, you see here, will explain everything…"

Back in New York, the others made it to HQ, as Steven sighed, "Thank god…"

They stepped out, as Farra said, "Thank goodness. I'm glad this horror show is over."

Asahi smiled, "It is. But the show's not over yet. Mizuki's still hurt."

Scarlet said, "Well, I think I have a solution. I am stripping Mizuki of her role as Science Officer. Cassandroid will be her replacement, until she recovers… if she recovers, that is."

Cassandra bowed and said, "Fair enough. But please cease calling me Cassandroid."

Mundy asked, "Cassandroid?"

Steven said, "She is an android, after all. And it makes a combination… as a nickname…"

Asahi smiled, "It rings a bell, since she's a robot. Cassandra-Android, Cass-android~!"

Cassandra growled, "Yo quiero my name right!"

Farra said to her, "It's alright. I'm still calling you Cassie. Cassandroid's a ridiculous nickname… like Mundy or Rook. But it fits them, and they have no problem with it."

Asahi said, "I agree. It's no worse than "Asa"."

Mundy nodded, "Obviously. I'm Oscar Gooden, but mates call me Mundy."

Steven said, "I don't even have a nickname…"

Farra smirked, "Except for A-Fist… and total douche."

Steven joked, "How about you, Blonde Mannequin? You're like a Barbie Doll! Or a weird Monster High Doll!"

Farra snarled, as she lunged at him, "WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME, YOU ASSHOLE-?"

STAB!
"URK!"
Cassandra stabs Farra in the spine, with her hand, as she responded, "Compose yourself, amigo."

Farra dropped to the ground, and then she croaked, "Ouch… What… happened… to me?"

Cassandra said, "Do not use your anger on A-Fist. Save it for MIO, Farra."

Scarlet smiled, "Cassandroid's right. I'll give a full update on the others' current location, tomorrow. After that, we'll meet in Egypt."

She went inside, as she said, "We'll meet tomorrow, if news comes up. Dismissed." And then locked the door.

Mundy said, "We might as well go back to Straight and Narrow. Asa, help Farra up."

Farra was unconscious, as Asahi said, "Ew… I think she's dead."

Cassandra said, "Sorry. I only used a technical knockout shot. She'll be alright. I didn't strike her vital parts."

Farra croaked, reaching for Steven, "Take… it back…"

Steven said, "I like this android… Gracias, Cassandroid."

Cassandra thought, as she was slightly annoyed, "Maybe what I did was wrong, and should've let Farra throttle him."

Asahi responded, "He was just joking, Cassandra."

Steven asked, "Who's joking, Mech-Asahi?"

Asahi replied, "I get the point already!"

They returned to the BattleVan, as they headed off to their safe house in Straight and Narrow. Asahi said, as she was sitting with Cassandra, "You can take Mizuki's room, since she's staying in HQ."

Cassandra said, "Gracias. I'm honored to work with you, since your friend is incapacitated. I'm just glad that nothing went wrong… except for the Jewel, Spirit, and Stand Users."

Mundy said, "We've had a huge outbreak, today. While you beauties met with Temperance and The Lovers, Steven and I had a run-in with Judgement and the Wheel of Fortune."

Steven huffed, "Thank goodness that we don't run into any more, anytime soon. But Steven Cooke can wait."

Farra came to and said, "Well, what Asahi said, about the others that may arrive, we'll have to work as a team now. Until Michelle and the rest arrive in Egypt, we'll embark there."

Mundy said, "But in this condition, it'll take four days to get there, in the BattleVan. We had a run-in, and our chrome on the van is scuffed."

Asahi said, "Whoa… Critical damage?"

Mundy said, "Well, not really. The van is currently at 100% power, but having to repair the hood… This will be a problem."

He stated, "As long as the BattleVan isn't seriously dented or scuffed, we can make it to Egypt, by air. However, in their current location, getting there will be tricky."

Asahi said, "I see. But we got allies to back us up. It's Steven, Mundy, Farra, Cassandra, and myself."

Steven replied, "Scarlet stays. Someone has to tend to Mizuki."

Farra said, "I just wonder what she's up to, other than Mizuki's health."

XXXXX

Up at the rooftop of HQ, Scarlet was alone with a man in a tuxedo, cape, and hat, with a white eyemask. Scarlet was talking to Tuxedo Mask, an ally to the Sailor Guardians, The Gang's once-fated rivals.

"I know you and I don't see each other, eye-to-eye, Tuxedo Mask," she said, as she was behind a wall, without looking at him, "But The Gang is losing its focus, now that they are headed to United Arab Emirates. According to Intel, they are close to Egypt, as we speak… However, with our half of The Gang in America and Mizuki disabled, I want to ask a favor…"

Tuxedo Mask said, as he was back-to-back on the wall, "I understand. You wish to hire Sailor Moon for the job. Being they were in New York, after their battle with The Gang, it's doubtful that they will join you, Scarlet Riley."

"I know…" she said, "But it almost feels like I'm losing partners… since Archer left to L.A., and my friends far away from here. I'm not saying you will help me, my friend… Money is no object… but…"

"Don't worry. These girls fight for free. When danger calls, that is when we strike. I assist the Sailor Guardians, as does you assist The Gang. But that is not my decision… It's Usako's."

Scarlet said, as she nodded, "So… It's NO, huh?"

Tuxedo Mask steps back and walks away, "It's YES. But only if it's up to Sailor Moon. The Gang will be busy, hunting the vampire known as MIO, and I won't let this injustice and demonic force strike here. Perhaps we may begin the true test for the Sailor Guardians, here in America. It won't be for a long time, but for a fallen ally, Sailor Moon might say yes."

He dashed away and said, "Farewell."

He vanished through the night, as Scarlet watched on. But she was confused by the remark. She then called, "So, wait… Is that a YES? Or a NO? Tuxedo Mask?"

She kicked the ground and barked, "Fuck! What the hell does he mean? I have no idea what he just said!"

XXXXX

That night, Asahi showed Cassandra her room, as she said, "Here. This here is Mizuki & Peter's room. Peter's gone with the others in the Middle East, trekking to Egypt, as we speak. Please, take care of this room."

Cassandra smiled, as she felt the bed, "Sweet. A cozy bed. However, Luther is delivering me my own bed. You do not mind if I present it, tomorrow morning."

Asahi said, "Well, the more the merrier."

She lied down on the bed and said, "Since I need to recharge a little, a little bed rest will do nicely. Hermano will bring me my charger."

Asahi asked, "Charger?!"

She giggled, "Oh, right. You're an android."

Cassandra nodded, "That's right. You don't think I live forever, do you? Machines need energy; even fellow Stone, Spirit, and Stand Users."

Asahi said, "Yeah… None of us are Stand Users. Steven is purely destructive, Mundy's got firearm and a wide-range eye, and I'm the only one here who has a Spirit Caller. You and Farra are the Stone Users here."

Cassandra said, "Bueño. But do you realize that you also have Mech-Asahi as your Stand? Give it a try."

Asahi said, "Well… I guess you're right…"

She boomed, as her Mech-Asahi Spirit appeared, "IDOL JUSTICE!"

She gasped, as Mech-Asahi appeared in front of her eyes. She gasped, "Oh, my goodness… This Spirit Caller…"

Cassandra said, "You call it a Spirit Caller, but in actuality, it's your Stand. Surprised?"

Asahi blushed in awe, and dispersed her Stand. She then said, "I'm so surprised by this… But… How do you know this, right now?"

Cassandra said, "Isn't it obvious? Parker Andrews' Stand made you immobile and become mannequins. He may be a lecherous guy who wants to harbor innocent women as mannequins, but his Stand isn't what he is."

Asahi replied, "I think so… But Farra released her Spirit Caller… Doesn't that count?"

Cassandra said, "She is a Stone User and Spirit Caller. So, si."

Asahi smiled, "Awesome…"

She left the room, as Cassandra lied down, and relaxed. She sighed, "Ahhh… Bueños noches…"

XXXXX

As night began to fall, a peaceful bliss befalls in New York's Straight and Narrow. As Team A-Fist relaxes in the quiet night, Team Nevins is already departing to UAE, the next stop in The Gang's mission to stop MIO.

Only three weeks had passed, since Mizuki was under the Power Core's evil hold. The Gang has time left. But how will they save Mizuki, if they cannot make it to Egypt, before they reach it, in time?

Episode XXIX – End

At Azusa's hut, she read out the part of DIO's diary that Budo discovered:
"What you can find beyond the powers of my Stand is where you need to go, in order to find Heaven…
What you need is a trustworthy friend. He must be someone capable of controlling his own desires. He must be someone who is not interested in political power, fame, wealth, or sexual desire, and who chooses the will of God, before the law of humans.
Will I, DIO, be able to meet someone like this, one day?
What I also need is the lives of more than 36 humans who have sinned, because those who have sinned, harbor a strong power, within.
There are 14 phrases that one must keep in mind:
Rasen Kaidan
Kabutomushi
Haikyo no Machi
Ichijiku no Taruto
Kabutomushi
Dororosa e no Michi
Kabutomushi
Tokuiten
Jotto
Enjeru
Ajisan
Kabutomushi
Tokuiten
Himitsu no Kotei
I'll engrave these words onto my Stand, so I won't forget them. What is most necessary is "courage"; I must have the courage to destroy my Stand, momentarily. As it disintegrates, my Stand will absorb the souls of the 36 sinners, and will give birth to something utterly new.
Whatever is born will "awaken". It will show interest in the 14 words that my trusted friend will utter…
My friend will trust me and I will become his "friend".
Lastly, I need the appropriate location: North latitude – 28 degrees, 24 minutes, West Longitude – 80 degrees, 36 minutes…
Go there and wait for the New Moon…
That's when Heaven will come…"

Azusa shivered, as she finished. She memorized the passage, from long before it was burned away in 1988, the day DIO died. Budo concluded, as he said, "This passage… apparently, these worlds will experience it, if MIO survives. History will repeat itself, much as it did in 2011… the day that the savior, Jotaro Kujo, was slain…"

He then whispered to Azusa, "It… cannot happen… again… MIO cannot repeat this performance… as what DIO did…"

Azusa whispered, "No… She is repeating it… MIO… She has ALL THREE powers… She's a Jewel Woman… Spirit Caller… and a Stand User… And if it's what I think it is… The entire human race is doomed…"

With most of the casual arcs behind us, The Gang prepares for one more stop in their trek to Egypt. But a lot has been made to be answered, as many bizarre stuff has been going on. What could it be?
Time's running out! Will they be able to save Mizuki, stop MIO, and hopefully stop Steven Nevins?

To be continued…