Underwater, in the submarine, deep in The Red Sea, Team Nevins is traveling to Egypt. It's 10pm, and the travel was smoothly sailing.

Heather smiled, "This sub is amazing. It has all the comforts of home, being it's a pleasure cruiser for the wealthy… There's a coffee maker, a refrigerator, and a satellite phone."

Michelle pondered, as she said, "I wonder…"

She went to the phone, as Yamabuki called, "Hey! Heather, as long as you're up, could ya get me a cold drink? I'm thirsty!"

Heather said, "Sure. Lemme check."

Peter said, "Give me one, too."

Rook said, "Yes, please. I'd like one, too."

Heather viewed the fridge and asked, "Is cola okay?"

Chazz then called, "Old hag! Why are you just standing there? Something bugging you?"

Michelle halted him and said, "Lads, I need you to give a moment's quiet! I need to use the phone. I just remembered… I have a phone call to make."

Yamabuki asked, "A phone call? To where?"

Heather added, ""Where" is right. We're in a submarine. Who would you call, deep in the Red Sea?"

Michelle answered, "Someone important. I assure you, it's someone that we know. You might even say that it's a delicate matter. Now, as I said, you lads stay quiet!"

She made a call to New York.

New York – 3pm

The phone rang, back in AAW-New York. Scarlet, Joanna, and Percival were talking in the meeting room. Joanna rushed to the phone, as she answered it.

"Hello? OH! Michi-Chan~!" She cheered, as she answered.

Scarlet and Percival gasped, as Joanna was talking to Michelle.

"Joanna? What the hell are you doing here?" She complained.

Joanna smiled, "Sorry… Miss Riley and Mister Gaynes invited me over, and I wanted to aide them, for a certain crisis in New York. Anyways, where are you calling from? It seems noisy!"

Michelle said, "Right… Sorry… I'm in a hotel. Here's the thing… You're in AAW, right? I have to attend some unexpected business, and I'm going to be extremely busy."

Joanna said, "Goodness… It must be difficult, after traveling through the business world, after going to Japan…"

Michelle smiled, "Well, I did make a pit stop, now and then. But you know how my duty calls me."

"I know… I mean, you're a government agent, and I'm only an anti-terrorist officer. I mean, it's been a month, since we last talked."

"Yeah, it has…" Michelle grumbled, "Remind me again… Why did we break up?"

She asked, "By the way, Jo… You know Mizuki Takase, right? Have you spoken to her?"

Joanna said, "Just the other day, I have… She said that she's coming down with a cold, and she is feeling under the weather. I mean, Scarlet said it was just a flu. I don't get it, whatsoever… Summer is usually Flu Season. She convinced me that it wasn't serious. So I think I would offer to watch over her, while you're away… provided that Chief Yakumo Tsukamoto gives me the OK."

Michelle responded, "No, don't. There's no need for that. I'm positive she'll recover quickly…"

As she and Joanna were talking, the others were quietly chatting. Yamabuki asked, "So, this is what she meant by a delicate matter?"

Rook replied, "Joanna Stevens is an experienced Cy-Bo-Div agent, but she isn't the brightest field agent, ever. She is still effervescent as she is, in her age. She doesn't know the truth about Mizuki. Michelle checks in, now and then, to make sure nobody, not even Agent Archer, would visit New York. That way, no one must know the truth."

What they did not know is that Joanna already knows, from Scarlet.

Heather asked, "So, you're saying-."

Rook replied, "I am. She hasn't been told anything. There's nothing to worry about."

Peter felt upset, as Heather said, "Big Guy… It's his wife… and my husband… in this affair…"

Back in New York, "Well, if you say so…" Joanna replied, "I guess if you must, for you, I'll stay here. But I won't visit AAW-New York, for the time being. I was thinking of visiting my sister, back at the safe house.
By the way, I need help on trying to wear something for the upcoming Superhero Convention… Beth's friend, Izuku, is going to be in it, and I want to be in cosplay for this."

Michelle stammered, "Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Uhhhhh… That's nice… Can I talk to Percival, if he's here?"

Joanna said, "Oh, yes… He's here, and with Scarlet Riley, too."

Percival took the phone and said, "Uh, Joanna… perhaps you should leave, and visit Farra? Scarlet will drive you there, since the BattleVan is not here."

Scarlet nodded, nervously, "Uh, yes… Please, follow me…"

She and Joanna leave, as Percival waited. After that, he was all alone. He called on the phone and said, "Agent Nevins? Ma'am? You on the line? This is Agent Gaynes."

Michelle replied, "Where's Joanna?"

He replied, "Scarlet escorted her out, to take her to 2121 Straight Street, away from our conversation."

"I see." Michelle said, "So, you're all alone, and Joanna doesn't know… I'm actually in a submarine, in which we took, a while back."

"Thank goodness… I'm just glad you guys are safe. And I see that you were successful in reuniting with Agent Hadigan of the CIA?"

Michelle replied, "That's right. Now then, tell me about Mizuki's condition. Surely, by now, you've gotten a hold of the doctors of The Speedwagon Foundation."

Percival said, "Well… actually… When speaking to Joanna on the phone, she said that everything is all fine. She said that it's quite consistent that it's nothing but a cold… but it gets worsened, by the day. Michelle, don't you think it's time you tell Joanna everything? While we recently gained trust from Triple H of The Authority, after a botched evil plan he did, the other day, we also have Cy-Bo-Div in our ranks of allies… And Joanna, she's a part of this, more than everyone else."

Michelle sighed and responded, "No. There's no need to get her riled up. We're going to put an end to all this, very soon. The others need to head to Egypt, by tomorrow, and that includes Farra. We need everyone involved… and we're running out of time. Joanna must not know, even if she was aware of the surroundings that happened. DON'T inform Joanna about this, under any circumstances! She must never know about the Power Cores of Fuji! I'll call again, soon."

He nodded and said, "I understand… We don't want Farra's sister to be a victim, likewise Mizuki and Mr. Nevins… That's what I don't want… I'll pray for your safe return."

He hung up, as he felt worried.

At the submarine, Heather felt uneasy. She said to Michelle, "I'm sorry you had to tell her that… truly…"

Yamabuki grinned, "But you can rest easy! We're here to end this, no matter what! We'll be in Egypt, before you know it~!"

Rook said, "We must defeat MIO, as soon as we can. We have to end her curse on Mizuki, and free Steven Nevins, as well. I've returned from the brink, for this very reason!"

Michelle smiled and said, "Thanks, you guys… Really…"

Episode XXXII – Chapter 3: Hell comes to New York!
Yolei Inoue's High Priestess Showdown!

At the safe house, Team A-Fist was all packed and ready, as Steven was waiting by the BattleVan.

Team A-Fist: Steven Cooke (Divine Moon), Farra Stevens (Phoenix Sun), Asahi Sakurai (Idol Justice), Oscar Gooden (Hierophant Sniper), Cassandra Martinez (Android Fool), & Scarlet Riley (Broken High Priestess)

The others were walking out, as Asahi said, "We're ready. Scarlet's back at HQ, waiting for us…"

Mundy said, "Well, we can make it, by using the flight mode. But flying to Egypt, while MIO is still around, it can be a bit disastrous."

Farra added, "And we have three weeks left. We have to be ready for anything."

Steven stated, "I kinda wished we know what the others are up to. Steven Cooke grows worried… especially Chazz, Peter, & Michelle."

Farra replied, "They'll be fine. Michelle died before, but she can survive."

Cassandra stated, "Correct. But to have to endure this huge crisis, meeting by the Red Sea… this will be tougher than I thought…"

Mundy pulled out the map and said, "Here. According to the map, we meet here…"

He pointed at a small coast in Africa, "Sea water has worn away the rocks and carved an underwater tunnel, near the coral reef. The exit is 200 meters inland, which makes it a perfect spot for the others to surface."

Farra said, "In others words… That is our rendezvous point: coast of Africa, near the Red Sea."

Asahi prayed, "At long last! They made it!"

Cassandra smiled, "Bueno! It took long enough!"

Meanwhile, at the submarine, Rook was viewing the periscope. He then called, "HEY! Everyone! We made it! I found the coast of Africa!"

Michelle smiled, "At long last, we made it…"

Yamabuki said, "This is so awesome! And it took us that long, too."

Chazz said, "So, this is Egypt."

Rook said, "Miss Nevins, you did forward the others of our location."

Michelle said, "Indeed. And we'll all meet, there."

Yamabuki chuckled, as Rook asked, "What's so funny?"

Yamabuki said, "Nothing. I'm just glad this trip is finally over. It's been quite a while, since the six of us were all gathered together, like this."

They all nodded in agreement.

Back in New York, Steven stated, as he viewed the map, "So, nothing left to do, but pick up Scarlet, and head off."

Just then, as car drove by, as Joanna waved from the window, "Sis~! Hello~!"

Farra gasped, "OH! JOANNA?!"

Mundy asked, "Who?"

Cassandra smiled, "Joanna~! ¡Qué sorpresa!"

Joanna asked, "Eh? Cassie? Is that you?"

Farra smiled and sighed, "Oh, I forgot… Cassie knows me, but she also knows my sister, too…"

Cassandra said to Joanna, "Hola, Joanna. Encantado de conocerte."

Joanna waved back, "En efecto. Cómo has crecido, Cassandra."

"Gracias, Joanna… ¡Has crecido también!"

"Aw… Pshaw… No es tan gracioso, idiota." Joanna blushed, rubbing the back of her head.

Farra sighed, "And I forget to mention that she's fluent in Spanish, too…"

Steven and Mundy sighed, "Obviously…"

Scarlet said, as she asked Oscar, "Osky, is everyone ready?"

Mundy said, "Right here. I'll give you a briefing, once we're in the BattleVan. We're all in this, together…"

Scarlet said, "Good. Then, I'm coming with you. If it means that MIO wants us dead, we can be sure that Broken Matt Hardy may be there, too. But I'm not taking any chances… So, this is my ruling: I'm going, and that's final!"

Asahi called, "SHOTGUN!"

She rushed in, as Scarlet snarled, "AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Steven said, "Relax. I'm driving, this time."

Scarlet huffed, "Well, better than sitting in the front seat with you…"

Asahi opened the door, as Scarlet suddenly felt a dark pulse. Farra asked, "You felt that, too?"

Scarlet said, "I sense a disturbance… ASAHI! DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!"

It was too late. Asahi opened the door, and out popped an eagle-like demon with talons and claws, with a face, gritting its huge white teeth. It lunged at Asahi, as she shrieked. Joanna shoved Asahi down.

STAB!
She was stabbed in the chest by three spikes. Farra shouted, "JOANNA!"

Scarlet cried, "LOOK OUT!"

The small demon produced a shiny gold knife and aimed at Scarlet. She cried, "WHAT TH-?"

SLICE!
Scarlet's left hand was slashed clean off. Mundy shrieked, "SCARLET!"

The others gasped, as Asahi crawled to Joanna, "NO!"

The huge demon appeared from the top of Scarlet's car, and let out a demonic female shriek. Farra cried, "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?"

Mundy said, "I don't know… That thing… How did it get into our tour van?"

Steven said, "I don't know why… but it managed to sneak aboard!"

He called to Asahi, "Tend to Joanna! Mundy, you get the boss!"

Scarlet held her severed arm in pain, "AAAAAAAGH!"

Mundy said, "It's alright… I got your hand, babe…"

The demon glared at Mundy, and made a demonic shrill. Steven charged at the monster, but it dodged its lethal punch. It melted into the street, and Farra cried, "NO! IT DISAPPEARED!"

Scarlet cried, "BASTARD!"

Cassandra called, "No, it didn't!"

Steven said, "It transformed!"

Mundy growled, "Damn it! We were on our way to Egypt, and someone got the drop on us, already!"

Asahi sniffled, "On the plus side, Scarlet's going to be fine… but it's Joanna I'm worried about…"

Farra went to her, and sobbed, "Come on, Sis… Don't die on me…"

Asahi felt her pulse and said, "It's alright. She didn't get her vital points ruptured. But still, what the hell caused all this?"

Scarlet held her hand in place, as Mundy and Cassandra tended to her severed limb. Cassandra used a needle and thread to sew the hand back in place, as Scarlet snarled, "So… This isn't MIO's doing… This is Matt Hardy's own evil spell… I knew he'd go after me, after I agreed to go to Egypt…"

Steven asked, "You knew, and you never told us?"

Scarlet growled, "I didn't want to come, but… After seeing Cassandroid hold her own against Temperance, Steven and Osky fighting Wheel of Fortune and Judgment, and me stopping Harada's murderer to exact revenge… It was only a matter of time!"

Cassandra asked, "I know it's not the right time, but what are you talking about? You know this creature?"

Scarlet said, "Yes… I'm sure of it… This wasn't a premonition… Not this time…"

She boomed, "She's the evil version of me! THE HIGH PRIESTESS!"

The others gasped, as Asahi asked, "What? But Scarlet… You wield the High Priestess!"

Scarlet replied, "Yes… But there is another…"

She chuckled, as she said, "I guess this has come to this… Before we leave to Egypt, we have to fight her… I knew this day would come…"

Cassandra wrapped her wrist in bandages, and said, "Here. This will mend your hand up, right away. But we have to return to HQ, to fully mend that hand of yours."

Scarlet said, "Yeah, I guess you're right… Still, I'm pissed off that she had to go after me, without a warning."

Mundy asked, "Huh? You mean…"

Scarlet said, "She wields the High Priestess, too. And the creature we saw… is her Stand."

They all gasped, as Scarlet explained, "The woman uses her hellish Stand to attack, hiding in objects, disguised into certain objects, avoiding the naked eye to see… In short, a shapeshifter from Hell.
Her name is Yolei Inoue, and was once the usurper to Plastic Kingdom, before it melted away into extinction. She has the ability to control her Stand from far away. So, she's most likely on land. She can transform into any inanimate object, as long as it's made from mineral. Plastics, metal, glass, or vinyl, its transformations are perfect…"

Steven said, "So, how do we defeat her?"

Scarlet stated, "By defeating her, the user. There's no way to recognize the thing, until it attacks."

Asahi asked, "That's freaky… But how did it sneak into the BattleVan, in the first place?"

Farra went in and examined it. She saw a huge hole on the floor, and growled, "Here's the problem… It cut a hole, during its return from Stamford. My guess is that, upon leaving New England, Yolei snuck her Stand into the van, without looking. But the BattleVan looks okay, by standards."

Scarlet barked, "She's not after you guys! She's only after me! I was ashamed to not mention this, but Yolei and I are made from the same dark powers, in the Broken Brilliance!"

Farra scanned the vehicle and said, "SHIT! Yolei has Broken Brilliance, likewise the BattleVan!

She explained "The gas tanks have been siphoned out and ruptured! That fucking cunt! She found a way to prevent us from going to Egypt! The BattleVan is in need of dire repairs!"

Asahi cried, "So, we're stranded?"

Cassandra cried, "Ay caramba!"

Scarlet snarled, "DAMN YOU, YOLEI!"

Steven growled, "So, we cannot go to Egypt, until we get an alternate mode of transportation!"

Mundy added, "Not to mention that Joanna and Scarlet are injured! What horrible timing!"

Scarlet was growling in anger, as she was regenerating from her cut, fusing her hand together. She held her hand up and said, "I may not be like Cassandra, but I'm able to fix my wounds…"

Steven snarled, "That's the last straw…"

He called out, "GET PERCIVAL! NOW! We're killing that demonic Stand, and find a way to get to Egypt, one way or another!"

He also added, "Scarlet, I don't give a fuck if you're the boss… Steven Cooke is protecting you, more than ever. And lastly, one promise… DON'T EVER BOSS ME AROUND, AGAIN!"

Scarlet nodded, and admitted, "Understood… Yolei Inoue… will get hers, soon enough. We go, now!"

They prepared, as Steven said, "Asahi, stay with Joanna, and call Percival. Joanna needs medical attention."

The Stand emerged from behind Steven, as Asahi shrieked, "STEVEN, LOOK OUT!"

He turned around, and Mundy held his rifle up, "HIEROPHANT SNIPER!"

He fired, but it dodged the bullets. Scarlet cried, "OSKY! WE NEED MORE FIREPOWER THAN THAT!"

The Stand switched areas, as Scarlet said, "Leave Joanna! That is an order! If we stay here, we'd lose our lives for this! I'm saying this, because Yolei knows our spot! And leave the BattleVan! If we take it, we'll have that ruined, beyond repairs!"

Steven said, "You say so, but…"

Cassandra said, "What choice do we have?"

She went to Scarlet's car, but gasped, seeing the High Priestess on the car handle. She thought, "NO WAY! It moved to the door? Crafty woman! But if I don't let go, she'll slice me, like Scarlet's hand. And I can't regenerate like her…"

The Stand lunged at Cassandra with its claws, but Steven stepped in and grabbed its claws with his bare hand. It clasped onto his huge hands, as he said, "No, you don't… Where's your Stand user, you bitch?"

The Stand was stuck tight, as Cassandra sighed, "Ay, Bueno… That was close…"

Steven said, "Apparently, this little thing isn't as fast as any of us… What should we do with it?"

Mundy said, "It's my job, Steven. This thing attacked my love, so I know what to do with her!"

Steven stretched the High Priestess, but his hands were bleeding, and the Stand vanished. Mundy asked, "STEVEN!"

Steven snarled, "Damn bastard! It transformed into a razor!"

The Stand made its escape, as Scarlet roared, "How are we gonna beat it? DAMN IT!"

Mundy said, "I can't believe it outsmarted A-Fist. What an enemy!"

Asahi started to brim in energy, and shouted, "It seems we have no choice! Physical contact won't work, so we'll use our Spirits and Stands, to fight it off!"

She shouted out, "IDOL JUSTICE!" and shot out her Mech-Asahi persona.

Farra brimmed in a fiery aura and called, "Here's a taste of Hell! Phoenix Sun!"

Cassandra removed her glasses, and waved her arms out, transforming into her Android Fool form, "Android Fool!"

They all strike back, but it bounced off its face. Scarlet called, "I need all of you to stand back! I have an idea! Come on! We're retreating to another area! It's not safe here, and the only reason it's here… is because it's after me!"

Mundy asked, "You sure?"

Scarlet said, "I know so! Farra, Asahi, can you fly?"

Farra replied, "Can do. I'll take Joanna and Cassie!"

Asahi said, "Then I'll take Steven and Mundy. What about you?"

Scarlet had already vanished, as she called, "Follow my voice… You'll only hear me. Now, go!"

They all retreated, as Steven remained in place, viewing the Stand, laughing. He then glared at it, "Don't get too cocky! This battle isn't over yet… because I'm going to kick your ass, soon enough…"

He raced off, heading to Asahi, who waited for him.

XXXXX

Hours later, the others were far away from Yolei's Stand, as Steven said, "We have to end this, one way or another! Scarlet's life is at stake, and we refuse to let her suffer, because of this!"

Farra stated, flying with her wings, "Our only option left… is to fight the Stand, from a safer area! We'll find a way to Egypt, another way…"

Cassandra cried, "But how? In case you didn't know, that Stand may reappear from everything else that is made of mineral!"

Steven barked, "You leave it to me! The one and only Steven Cooke has been in many perilous situations than you can count!"

Asahi said, as Mech-Asahi, "I hope so! But whatever the case, why couldn't we find the Stand User?"

Mundy stated, "I have a feeling that this she-devil will go right after us! The BattleVan is done for, for now! We'll have to defeat Yolei, first, and then find a way to head to Egypt!"

Asahi called, "Are you forgetting that Scarlet could be anywhere? Where on earth is she, anyways?"

Far away, in the Empire State Building, Scarlet was standing on top of the building, using her psychic energy. She then spoke in telepathic communication, "Yolei… So, Matt Hardy sent you to test me. Well, bring it, I say. I don't know how you got revived, but I will stop you… one way or another…"

She looked to the night sky and stated, "It ends, Yolei… Hell High Priestess versus Broken High Priestess; we end this tonight… THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE HIGH PRIESTESS! I! WILL! DELETE YOU!"

Yolei's cackles were up in the sky, as Scarlet was angry, mostly by the fact that Yolei wounded her, severely. For Scarlet, it's one thing – revenge.

Will Scarlet defeat Yolei, to determine who the strongest High Priestess is? Will Team A-Fist EVER make it to Egypt?
The answers lie ahead in the next chapter!

To be continued…