Luzer's dark aura appeared, as he said, "You're facing the both of us now. Yoko, I know you don't want to fight, but imagine if it were Cassandra!"

Yoko barked, "I know. But at what choice do I have? I'm gonna kill that fucking birdbrain! You, being a carnivore, you can have his carcass, once we're done! I'm not hungry!"

Last time, if you recall, Luzer and Yoko confront the evil gatekeeper of MIO's mansion, Obsidian, Stand User of the Divine Horus. Obsidian killed a hired beggar, who found MIO's Mansion, after Yoko found the building, and witnessing two dogs being slaughtered by the demonic falcon.

Yoko snarled, "Hey, Crow Jerk, you can fight, right?"

Luzer said, "Only at night… But it's dusk out, so I can try. I'm usually a night fighter."

Yoko said, "Any idea what this thing is powered by?"

Luzer said, "He's a Stand User. And I believe that he's one of those Egyptian Gods."

Yoko asked, "Huh? Those losers?"

Luzer said, "And it's Number 8. My guess is that this falcon is that of the god, Horus."

Yoko barked, "Tell me something I don't know!"

Obsidian prepares to fight, as Yoko thought, "Damn it…"

She roared, "Hey, Tweety! Take two to one, the crow guy and myself! It's two-on-one, you bastard!"

The falcon stares down, as Yoko roared, "Bring it, fly boy! I can't wait to shred you into ribbons!"

Obsidian stared down at both animals, as it glared at both of them. It let out a red pulse, and confirmed from within, he has finally confirmed his suspicions about Yoko & Luzer's alignment, as 1) Luzer is of the powers of the Darkness Shadow, and 2) Yoko shows her Spirit Caller, Desert King.

Falcons are known to dive into speeds at 300 kilometers per hour, making it the fastest animal on the planet. Even so, the falcon can spot its quarry with pinpoint accuracy. The prey, once discovery, faces death by way of razor-sharp talons.

As they stared down, Obsidian smirked.

Yoko gasped, "Eh? Did that bird just smirk at us? Didn't think he'd smile like that, with the corners of its beak… but what the heck? But birds cannot smile… Can they?"

She shivered, "Wait… Why is it getting colder?"

Luzer cried, "YOKO! LOOK DOWN!"

Yoko gasped, "Huh?" and looked at the ground. She cried, as it was covered in frost, "IT'S ICE! I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!"

The falcon was about to charge up its icicle attack towards the two heroes. Yoko cried, "Wait… That's it? My feet froze, and I wasn't paying attention! I was focused on that bird! My Spirit's feet frozen, too!"

Luzer squawked, "OH, NO!"

Yoko shrieked, "SHIT!"

Obsidian fired, but Luzer deflected the icicles with his darkness aura shield, and Yoko hid in a huge dome of sand, preventing injuries. Yoko came out, and panicked, "Nuh-uh! I want no part of this!"

Her sandy pile melted into a flowing stream of wet sand. It slinked away, as Luzer zipped away in the shadows. Obsidian cawed, and flew upwards to hunt them down.

Episode 38 – Chapter 3: The TRUE Animal Battle for Egypt!
MIO's Gatekeeper, Obsidian!

As Obsidian flew around in the outskirts of Egypt, Farra was smoking a cigarette, as she was waiting impatiently. It has been two hours, since the beggar had left to find MIO's mansion, only for Yoko to find it first. However, little do they know, meaning her and Steven…

She grumbled, "Damn it… This is boring… Calls me a beggar, and treats me like shit! If he comes back, I'll mute this bastard right!"

He huffed, "Calm down."

She said, "Give it to me straight. You sure that he can find this building?"

He said, "If he's certain, in this labyrinthine city, then he's our only shot. Otherwise, we'll just ask around, until we're certain."

Farra boomed, "Certainty is something we do not have! We've been searching for this building for three days, here in Cairo, and still we have no luck! And we waited two hours, too! I doubt it that some beggar will find it in three."

"Will you stop griping? This guy knows me, so why should he know this place? Quit acting like the Old Farra Stevens, and have faith."

"And to make matters worse off, Cassie and Yoko have disappeared… I would join her, but… That furball is her only friend. Yoko hates almost every human, but… Cassie is different."

Steven said, "Well, Cassandra is an android. And Yoko, according to Michelle, is usually a loner like me. She's probably killing time, before coming back home. She is helpful, when she aided Cassandra and Big Guy, back in the desert, but…"

Farra groaned, "How Cassie got to tame that little cynic, I'll never know. Cats usually are so adorable and lit up, purring and nuzzling to the humans. But Cassandra Martinez, for as long as I know… she's not that different to us…"

He asked, "Huh? What do you mean? She's just an android!"

Farra bowed her head and frowned, "Steven… You know… I know the others won't know this… but… Cassie's…"

She bit her lip and nearly wept.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, across Cairo, Cassandra was calling for Yoko. She cried, "YOKO! Here, kitty! Here, cute kitty~! I have your gum! Yoko~!"

She looked around and said, "Hello? Where could that cat be? She's always this way, and I wished she behave!"

She noticed a shadow and gasped, "Huh? What was that?"

She looked up, as she saw Obsidian from a view above. She gasped, "Oh, my… Madre Mia, is that a-?"

The falcon spotted her, as it detects powers from within her. It began to fire at her, as she gasped, analyzing it, "Ice?"

The icicles fired. She dodged out of the way, as she was screaming, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Obsidian chased after her, as Cassandra was screaming, "STEVEN! FARRA! HELP ME! A BIRD IS SHOOTING ICE AT ME! AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

She paused and gasped, "Wait a minute! Fire melts ice! I got it!"

She held her hands up and produced a fiery aura, "FLARE CELL! FIREBALL!"

She shot a fireball at Obsidian, but the flames evaporated, near the tip of one of its ice projectiles. Cassandra gasped, "¡Mierda! That hielo is too strong!"

Obsidian fired more, but she rolled out of the way. She growled, "Shit, what now? This bird… Is it a Stand User? Impossible! But I do not get it! Why go after me? How can I fight this thing? ¡Ese halcón es una amenaza!"

She leapt out of the way, avoiding the falcon's ice blasts, running around Cairo.

Meanwhile, Luzer and Yoko regrouped, as Yoko moaned, "Okay… Plan B… If we can't fight this thing, dead-on, we have to stop it. I knew I should've let that kid die!"

Luzer replied, "Now's not the time for pity party. You did right. That bird is a menace. Time for Plan D. We're skipping B and C, and destroy from within! And I mean its Stand!"

Yoko yelled, "ARE YOU CRAZY? THIS BIRD IS TOO STRONG! I say we bolt and get the other two! Its Stand attack took the skin off my paws! That was no ordinary ice! And I bet he has more tricks up his wing."

She dashed off, as Luzer cried, "NO, WAIT, YOKO!"

Yoko roared, "NO, FUHGEDDIT! I QUIT! I'M NOT FIGHTING THAT PSYCHO PIGEON A SECOND LON-!"

She gasped, as she saw a view of Cassandra, running from the falcon, Obsidian. She shrieked, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! NICE HALCÓN! NICE HALCÓN!"

Yoko cried, "CASSANDRA?!"

Luzer cried, "OH, SHIT! THAT BIRDBRAIN FOUND HER!"

Yoko yelled, "AND WITH ANY LUCK, SHE DIES, AND WE'RE NEXT!"

Cassandra ran to Yoko, and cried, "YOKO? WHAT ARE YOU-?"

Yoko roared, and called to follow her. They dashed off, as Obsidian gave chase, destroying everything in its path with its ice shots.

"TALK ABOUT HOLDING YA GRUDGE, HUH?" Yoko cried.

Cassandra said, "How did you get here? And why is there a crow with you? DID YOU BEFRIEND ANOTHER ANIMAL?"

Luzer said to her, "Follow me, android girl! This bird is a Stand! Yoko and I haven't much time!"

Cassandra gasped, "You can talk?!"

Luzer roared, "THERE'S NO TIME! I MEAN IT!"

Yoko halted, as she cried, nearing a moving truck that almost hit her. Cassandra snarled, "¡Ratonero podrido!"

They were cornered, as Obsidian fired at them. Cassandra cried out, "BARRIER!"

She deflected the ice shots, while Yoko's Desert King took a few ice shots to the waist, for protection. Smoke and icy steam engulfed, as it surrounded the three. The steam subsided, as Obsidian squawks in astonishment. Yoko has disappeared. She, Luzer, and Cassandra took refuge to safety… but where?

XXXXX

Down below, Cassandra was underground, in the sewers, as she was panting, "Oh, Santa Maria… This is nuts… That bird… shoots ice… and that bird can talk?"

Luzer said, "I'm so sorry, Cassandra Martinez… Yoko and I were looking for MIO's mansion, but something came along the way… You will forgive me, but this bird… It's Steven Nevins's guardian of the mansion, Obsidian, of the Divine Horus."

Cassandra gasped, "Horus? So, it's another Stand User, hired by that cabrón!"

Yoko thought, trying not to expose herself, "Bastard's tough. He doesn't hold anything back… but he's strong, for a dumb bird. But why go after Cassandra? This Robot Girl has nothing on MIO, except she joined for the action."

Cassandra said, "Well, since we're in the sewers, we'll lay low, until we map out a plan… I'm grateful, young crow, but… We can handle this. I'll find Steven and Farra, and tell them that this Obsidian bird is our enemy. They'll beat him down, turning him into pollo."

Luzer said, "I wish we could…"

Cassandra asked, "Huh? What do you mean? You can beat that bird, right?"

Luzer explained, "LOOK! I may be Peter Giese's crow, but I'm NOT expendable! This bird… HE KILLED THAT MAN IN A SUIT, HOLDING UP A PHOTO!"

Cassandra gasped, "The beggar! That bird killed that beggar that located MIO's mansion? My god, it is evil!"

"Wait, you know that beggar?"

"Hardly… except that he antagonized Farra. See, he said that he'll find it in three hours. I'm surprised that he found it, so fast! …until he died."

Luzer shook his head and said, "Even if he forward this to them, he'd be good as dead. No one lives to see MIO's mansion, while he's around. I'm afraid we cannot defeat it."

Yoko thought, "Bird's right. For her safety, we avoid it, until he gives up."

Cassandra barked, "What kind of quitter talk is that? How could you say that?"

She complained, "Yoko agrees that we can quit, but I can't! I made a promise to my brother… mi hermana… that I return to New York, safe and sound, and to save Mizuki Takase, a friend of Farra's! Just because that bird is strong, it doesn't mean we tuck-tail and run! I WON'T QUIT!"

She boasted, as she was angry, "I PROMISED FARRA THAT I WOULDN'T LET HER DOWN! MY FAMILIA'S LEGACY IS AT STAKE! I SAVED MI MADRE'S BUSINESS FROM AN EVIL SPIRIT CALLER, AND I WON'T RUN AWAY FROM SOME GIANT BLACK FALCON!"

Yoko gasped, "Cassandra…"

She sniffled, as she thought, "The robot's tough… She's got a human heart, but… the robo-broad's all-heart…"

She meowed, as she agreed to join Cassandra. Cassandra smiled, "Aw, you agree? Good kitty…"

Cassandra said to Luzer, "It's unanimous! We stop the bird and find MIO's mansion! So, what do we do now?"

Luzer gulped in fear, as he pointed his wing at them, "We… … … We run…"

They turned around, as Obsidian was behind them. Cassandra shrieked, "THAT BIRD? BUT HOW?"

Yoko cried, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT IS THIS FREAKY BIRD'S DEAL?!"

They ran off, avoiding the ice attacks. But Yoko took the blast, dead-on, exploding her into bloody mulch.

"YOKOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Cassandra shrieked.

Obsidian smirked, as it lunged after Cassandra, but…

"HEY!" Yoko called, from inside the sewer exit. Her bloody body parts started to melt into sand, and reform to form Desert King.

She boasted, as it raked onto the falcon's chest, deeply cutting it, "SURPRISE! I'm not dead! Even if you kill me, I have nine lives (or what's left of what I got). That "life" you slaughtered was my shapeshifting Spirit Caller, Desert King!"

Luzer slashed onto Obsidian's chest, as Cassandra fired a fiery blast at it. The bird dropped down, as Yoko hissed, "YEAH! You're fried chicken, featherbrain!"

She turned to the falcon, and said in private, "I know the android can't hear me, but hear me out. I want you to leave now and never return, or you can just stay still and bleed out. Either way, I don't give a rat's ass about you, your mansion, or that whore, MIO! Or better yet, tell your handler – Steven Nevins, right? – he can go to hell! Because I don't want your crummy mansion! What do you say we call it a draw? You got a few hits on me with those ice missiles, like some sort of broken video game character, but you got guts; and that's just saying. We even, right?"

The falcon held its wounds, and wiped the blood, tasting his own wounded blood. He spat out and grinned, as Yoko shouted, "HEY! Who does he think he is, Dwayne The Rock Johnson?! DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME? I said I'll stay away from your boss's mansion! Let's stop this, okay?"

Cassandra said to Luzer, "Why is he standing in arrogance?"

Luzer said, "I think this falcon means business. Some resistance. What is he up to?"

Its body started to coat in an icy wind, as it produced a skeletal bird-like creature with six arms and demonic red eyes. It hollered in a demonic shrill.

"WHA-? ¡¿QUÉ DEMONIOS ES ESO?!" Cassandra yelled.

Yoko squeaked, "You mean… That's what your Stand looks like? What am I gonna do now?"

The Stand, Horus, jabbed onto Obsidian's chest wound, and coated it with an icy patch.

Cassandra cried, "He… He's a Terminator Bird!"

Luzer shouted, "Are you kidding me? He stopped his own wound from bleeding by freezing it?"

Cassandra shivered, "This is so scary… What sort of deviltry is this thing?"

Yoko shrieked, as she looked up, as the sewer exit is blocked with ice, "OH, NO! THE EXIT'S BLOCKED WITH ICE!"

Cassandra shouted, "DAMN IT! That was our way out! This falcon, fast as he is, is like a demon!"

Ice was coming their way, as Cassandra grabbed Yoko, and leapt off the sewer walls, "AGH! Shit!"

She and Luzer dashed off, as Yoko cried, "More ice is coming this way! DAMN IT!"

Cassandra shrieked, "WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE SEWER!"

Yoko thought, "He's covering the tunnel with more ice! Crow Jerk and Cassandra, do something! I want out of this tunnel, badly!"

More ice and frost surrounded the tunnel, as Cassandra barked, "OKAY! NOT HELPING! BUT I AM STARTING TO HATE THAT BIRD!"

More missiles flew by, blocking another exit in the tunnel, as Luzer called, "THIS WAY! TAKE A DETOUR HERE!"

Two more missiles fly off, as Cassandra and Yoko shrieked, "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

They started to run, as Yoko hopped off of Cassandra. Cassandra shrieked, crying for dear life, "I CAN'T FIGHT IT! THIS IS TOO MUCH! THIS FALCON IS TOO FAST FOR ME, AND KNOWLEDGE PROVES THAT THE FALCONS ARE THE FASTEST ANIMALS IN THE WORLD, BARRING A CERTAIN BLUE HEDGEHOG THAT THIS STORY HAS BANNED MENTIONING ITS NAME, DUE TO PAST EXPERIENCE IN A CERTAIN UNNAMED COMIC BRAND HE WAS IN!"

Yoko thought, as she was panicking, "BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL, AT A TIME LIKE THIS?"

Obsidian continued its chase, as Yoko sobbed, "Crap! It's got us in its crosshairs! This bird's INSANE! This is more than determination! THIS CREEP'S A FUCKING KILLING MACHINE! And if it catches me, it won't just kill me… IT'LL EAT ME ALIVE!"

Obsidian fired again, and managed to land a hit. However, it only managed to stop Yoko from running, freezing its right hind leg. She gasped, "AAGH! MY PAW!"

Luzer cried, "YOKO!"

Cassandra yelled, "NO! YOKO! SHE'S TRAPPED!"

Obsidian fired more missiles, as it headed straight for Yoko. Cassandra dove in front of her, and cried, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Yoko shrieked, "NO, YOU IDIOT!"

BLAST!
The missiles struck Cassandra and Yoko dead-on. Obsidian smirked, and then flew away, knowing that the job was done. But… a pair of broken glasses dropped to the ground, as Cassandra was badly wounded, coated with a fiery aura, and was fuming in anger.

"You… You bastard falcon…" she snarled, as Obsidian gasped, "That… That cat was my only ray of light left… How could you?"

Yoko was badly hurt, only managed to break her right paw off of the ice. She moaned in pain, as Cassandra sniffled, "Yoko… Your paw… That awful bird…"

Yoko moaned, as she was badly hurt, "I'm no Boston Terrier… but… I can live… Cats… have… nine lives… How much do I have left? 2? 3?"

Cassandra didn't hear Yoko talk. She was angered by the fact that Yoko was injured. Cassandra stood up, as her hair turned white, and her clothing started to transform. She then snarled, "This cat came, against her own free will, only because she could be of help, and she did… She found MIO's mansion, your master's hacienda…"

Her eyes shone red, as she roared, "AND YOU HAD TO HURT YOKO, FOR NO REASON AT ALL! YOU FUCKING HALCÓN, YOU WILL PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!"

She transformed into her Android Fool form, as she instructed, "Luzer, take Yoko to safety… This one's mine…"

Luzer carried a wounded Yoko off, as he said, "Right. Nice attire, by the way."

Cassandra stared down, as her body was coated in a fiery aura. Obsidian fired its ice missiles at her, dead-on to her face, but she shattered them with her fiery punches. Cassandra snarled, "No…"

Obsidian gasped, as Luzer and Yoko made their escape. Cassandra said, "Your fight's with me, you asshole!"

Meanwhile, in Cairo, above ground, Steven & Farra waited, as the sun was setting. Farra sighed, "Four hours of this… I'm sick of this… That beggar isn't smart as he thinks he is. Next time I see him, I kick his ass. No exceptions!"

Steven sighed, "Patience… But, yeah… One more hour, and we quit and find Cassandra and Yoko. Besides, the others should be here, shortly. We did send them a message, right?"

Farra sighed, "About that…"

She explained that she was supposed to send the message about the whereabouts of MIO's mansion, but… she never sent it, because it would be a waste of time. And she chose to wait until the location is found. He said, "That figures. Otherwise, Scarlet would yell at us, sending her on a wild goose chase… Plus, the enemy would've located our-."

He gasped, as he figured it out, "Hold on! Steven Cooke has something wrong about this! The beggar we hired, the reason he did not return, is because he did find MIO's mansion. Suppose that one of Mr. Nevins's Stand User hitmen killed him off. If this mansion has a gate, there's always a gatekeeper, and could kill anyone that dares to trespass into their area."

Farra asked, "So you're saying that MIO's mansion is well-guarded?"

Steven said, "Exactly."

She grumbled, as she was annoyed, "Aw man! Why did we let this guy go into dangerous ground? FUCK! I knew we should've followed him, in the first place! But Cassandra… she…"

She roared in anger, as he sighed, "Hey now…"

He got up and left, "We'll have to go. He's probably long gone. Let's find Cassie and Yoko."

Farra calmed down and said, "Right. What am I worried for?"

XXXXX

Meanwhile, far away from Steven & Farra, a huge sandy dome was underwater, near the drain pipes near the shore. Luzer and Yoko were hiding inside the sand dome, as Yoko moaned, wrapping white bandages around her severed leg. Luzer huffed, as he was helping, "You idiot… You didn't have to rip your own leg off…"

Yoko sobbed, "I know… That robo-bimbo thinks that featherhead wounded me, breaking my leg off! She may be an android, but she's not that smart in common sense. She's new, just like me."

She explained, "That icicle managed to nick off a piece of my bone, and I had to pull it off. That Cassandra made sure she was motivated to fight it, but… How am I going to be her kitty, if I have three legs?"

Luzer said, "It's alright. We'll hide here, until the scent blows off. Cassandra's got this. Also, the Speedwagon Foundation can get you a new prosthetic leg, after it was ripped off. You got nothing to worry about."

"Thanks, man…" Yoko sniffled, "I owe ya."

She snarled, "AAAAAAAAGH! THAT FUCKING BIRDBRAIN! IF I SEE HIM AGAIN, HE'S DEAD! AND I SWEAR… IF THAT BIRDBRAIN KILLS CASSANDRA, HE WILL PAY FOR WHAT HE DID TO ME AND HER!"

A huge splash was made, as Obsidian was diving down. Luzer cried, "AAAGH! IT CAN'T BE!"

Yoko yelled, "HUH? THAT BIRD WENT IN THE WATER?! But birds can't swim!"

Luzer yelled, "THIS ONE DOES!"

Contrary to popular beliefs, some birds are capable of diving underwater. Much like humans and dogs, birds are able to breathe underwater, for respiration. However, they have oxygen pockets, at an amount of 5 or 6, inside their chest and abdomen. With these oxygen pockets, or air sacs, birds are capable of flying up to 6,000 to 7,000 meters in the air at high altitude, higher than any human can withstand. Even if under strangulation, birds stand to survive for at least several minutes with a huge vast of oxygen inside it. In other words, birds can last longer underwater than dogs. Cats, on the other hand, are another lesson for another time.

She growled, "That fucking bird! He killed her, I bet!"

He fluttered off, "I have an idea. Stay here!"

He stepped out of the dome, as Yoko grumbled, "Why? Why did I let her die?"

Luzer appeared from the dome, as he stared down, underwater. He thought, "Unlike you, I can last up to ten minutes underwater! I'm not called a demonic carrion crow from Transylvania, for nothing! I'm skilled in the art of battle!"

Obsidian fired a huge ice missile, but Luzer avoided it. It pierced onto Yoko's sand dome, as she shrieked, "EEEEEGH!"

She looked up, seeing Luzer and Obsidian fight. She snarled, "FUCK THIS! HE FOUND ME! BASTARD BIRD! Man… If I wasn't wounded, I'd make a run for it! But if that asshole killed the one true girl that cared for me… I SWEAR! HIM, MIO, NEVINS, AND THEIR FLOCK! THEY'RE ALL KITTY KIBBLE!"

Above shore, Cassandra appeared, as she growled, "That bird got away from me… But I could've sworn he was here… Yoko! Luzer!"

She saw water bubble, as she gasped, "No… They… They wouldn't…"

She scanned the water, as she whimpered, "No… The crow and falcon are fighting in the water? Unbelievable! But also, very scientifically impressive!"

She waited, "Though, if that falcon shows up, no matter what, he's about to be barbecue."

Underwater, Obsidian fired three ice missiles, as Yoko sensed it. She growled, "More about to bombard my defense? One… two… Three… Three ice bullets! Right! And straight to the center of my top!"

The missiles went closer, and then, her dome sprouted four sand-like tentacles, swatting the missiles away from her. Obsidian gets hit by one wayward missile, as Yoko called, "COME AND GET ME, YOU BIRD!"

He kept firing, as Yoko deflected each shot. She yelled, "CROW GUY! HEAD TO SURFACE!"

Luzer said, as he was swimming up, "RIGHT!"

He appeared from the water, as Cassandra gasped, "OH!"

Luzer asked, "Cassandra?"

Cassandra moaned, "I'm sorry. I failed… Even after I was enraged, I couldn't help myself. After you guys escaped, that falcon distracted me with a wayward icicle blast. I avoided it, and I let it get away."

Luzer said, "Well, he's down there, underwater, but Yoko is fighting him off. We can't swim down there… So… We'll have to bring him to the air, with him."

Cassandra said, "You're right."

Obsidian appeared from the water, as its wing was demolished. It snarled, as she said, "Uh… Uh-oh… I believe that this bird isn't done…"

Obsidian opened its mouth and prepared for a huge ice blast. Cassandra prepared, as Luzer gasped, "What are you doing?"

Cassandra growled, "That's it… come and get it, you halcón."

The beak opened wider, as Cassandra prepared. But underwater, Yoko sensed it. She gasped, "Huh? Cassandra… She's alive!"

Obsidian fired its ice blast onto Cassandra. She grabbed the ice chunk, with her bare arms, and was sent flying.

CRASH!
She crashed onto the stone wall, as she was coughing up blood. She moaned, "GOT IT! Ungh… I'm okay… Oh… kay… ungh…"

She was badly hurt, as she moaned, "Sorry… but… that previous attack took a huge portion… out of… me…"

Luzer groaned, "No… Cassandra's down! This is bad!"

Obsidian prepared, but swatted Luzer down, into the ground, with its right wing, its only wing left that is able. It prepared another ice blast, this time, aiming at Cassandra, and prepared for a huge blast, one that will kill her. Yoko sensed it, as she sobbed, "No… I have to do something! If I let her die, they'll never forgive me; even the blonde!"

She used her Desert King and swam off, finding a shortcut to where the battle is. She thought, "My one shot left… I have to save Cassandra!"

She swam around and dug into the ocean floor, creating a passageway to get to Obsidian. "I can't let the android girl die! If I let that bastard kill her, I'm screwed! My bad day has gone from bad to worse! First, I lose my leg, and now, the robot girl that loves me, is going to be skewered! I fucking hate that birdbrain so much! I'M GOING TO GET THAT BIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!"

Obsidian's mouth went wider, as Cassandra was groaning, pinned down by the force of the falcon's previous attack. Cassandra sobbed, as she was helpless, "Luzer… Yoko… Farra… Mama… No…"

She closed her eyes, as she was scared, "No… Help me…" She changed back to her normal state, and then passed out.

Suddenly, as Obsidian was about to go at full blast, Yoko emerged from above the stone wall, and leapt towards the airborne falcon, roaring out, "YOU LEAVE MY FRIEND… ALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE! MYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

She thought, "Either way how you slice it, it's DO-OR-DIE TIME! The Ninja Girl I hate, because she's an asshole, but the android girl's another story! YOU HURT HER, YOU GO THROUGH MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Her mouth opened wider, as Obsidian fully charged its ice blast! Yoko came closer and Obsidian fired! But it was too late!

CHOMP!
Yoko bit onto Obsidian's beak, before he could fire. It started to crack, as it was shut tight.

KABOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Obsidian exploded into a huge cloud, and Yoko was sent flying off into the air. Luzer, badly hurt, caught Yoko, and said, "GOTCHA! Close one!"

Yoko moaned, "Yeah… I did it… I got out of there alive… That dumb bird didn't deserve to die, but one of us has to go!"

She groaned, as Luzer set her down, "…uh… but at what cost? Ungh… Go… Go get… her…"

Luzer looked at the wall, where Cassandra was planted. He flew up and felt her pulse. He said, "She passed out. Took a lot of heavy damage… What was she thinking, catching a huge shot like that?"

Yoko moaned, "And they called me useless? She never know when to quit saving my life… but now… We're even… I would aide her, but I bled out a lot, today… I don't have the strength to help her out… or take her to shore… Damn it, I messed up… Why did it happen to me?"

She sobbed, "That crow guy… get her out… I'm sorry…"

As Luzer was prying Cassandra free, the boy returned, as he saw her, "OH NO! Is that-?"

He approached the cat and said, "Oh, you poor thing! You're the same cat that saved me from the bird, who killed my dogs! And I bet he hurt you, too!"

He found Luzer, and then said, "Huh… There were two birds, and this blackbird aided you. But I think the other bird is gone… It's his fault you and your friend are banged up like this! Don't worry, kitty, I'll fix you up. Don't you die on me!"

Yoko didn't respond. She was feeling happy, since she's being saved. She then looked at Cassandra, and then thought, "For a dumb android broad… … …She's alright by me… … … and that kid… I know he had dogs, but that's a human heart… I guess some humans are not always cruel."

The boy tended to Yoko, while Luzer manages to free Cassandra. Unfortunately, Cassandra remained lifeless and unconscious, from the final moments in the battle with Obsidian. But the battle changed Yoko, for the better, as she understood why and how she hates the humans, after Michelle and Rook kidnapped her, and taken her to Egypt for this journey.

Yoko smiled, as she thought, "Well, at least that featherbrain is gone… Served ya right…"

Obsidian, the Divine Horus and bodyguard to Steven Nevins, was nothing more than a pile and cloud of feathers. And with that, eight Egyptian God Stand Users are defeated; only one Egyptian God is left.

[Obsidian – Horus: DECEASED]

GANG BREAK!

Yoko
Pure Heart: No
Abilities: Desert King (Spirit Caller)
Destructiveness: B
Speed: C
Range: D
Durability: D
Precision: C
Developmental Potential: C

At a Cairo hospital, Cassandra was lying in a hospital bed, unconscious, as Farra was upset, seeing her injured. Farra sobbed, as she was worried, "Damn it… Why? Why did this happen?"

XXXXX

Earlier, Steven & Farra were waiting, as they gave up, after waiting four hours. They walked off, as Farra sensed a sound. She rushed off, as she said, "I sensed a disturbance… Over there! Come on!"

Steven asked, "HEY! What about Cassan-?"

Farra cried, "IT'S FINE! I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!"

She raced off, as Steven followed her. She turned the corner, and saw Yoko, mildly hurt, with an unconscious Cassandra lying beside her. Farra shrieked, "CASSIE!"

Yoko moaned, "Naaaaa…"

She was sobbing, as it nuzzled onto Cassandra's bosom, crying tears from her eyes. Farra sniffled, as she wept, "Please no… What happened? YOKO! WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO CASSIE?"

A female voice called, "Ease up on her, man. Cassie's badly hurt, likewise Yoko. They had a run-in with a Stand User."

Farra asked, "Huh?"

Steven appeared, as he gasped, "Yoko! Cassandra! What the hell happened here?"

The woman said, as she had blonde hair and sunglasses, wearing pink, "Cassandra will be alright… But Yoko, not so much… I heard of it from Luzer, earlier… And I saw Cassie and Yoko, ashore, while a boy was pulling them to safety. Luckily, I had to take it from here, and have the Speedwagon Foundation fix up Yoko's leg. But Cassandra we'll have to bring in to a clinic."

Steven asked, "Huh? Speedwagon Foundation?"

The woman removed her shades and said, "That's correct… The boy was grateful, when she saved him from the enemy Stand User, after his dogs were brutally killed. And when I came to them, I took it from here. Yoko was fixed up… likewise how the same doctor… fixed my eyes."

She showed her green eyes, still with her eyelids showing a small visible scar. It was Heather Dunn. She returned from her time in Aswan Hospital, following her severe injury by Rena Ryugu.

Steven and Farra gasped, "IT'S HEATHER!"

Farra hugged her, as Heather giggled, "Come on, easy, Farra… It's great to see you again…"

Farra smiled, "Thank goodness… I thought we'd lose you…"

Heather said, "Well, my eyes are still scarred, but my eyesight has gone better now. Now I am healed up, and I can join you guys, again. Though, I'm afraid we can't… since…"

Farra sniffled, "I know… Cassie…"

She kneeled to her, as Steven said, "Farra, for god's sake! We can repair her! She's a robot!"

Farra roared, "NO! SHE'S NOT JUST AN ANDROID!"

She was in tears, as she whimpered, "She's not built by her mother, Pollyanna Martinez… The doctors… in Spain… rebuilt her… when she was 5…"

Steven and Heather gasped, as Farra wept, "Oh, Cassie! I'm so sorry! Cassie!"

Farra was crying, as Steven whispered, "So… her sob story was true about this android, after all…"

Heather asked, "Wait… Cassandra Martinez… was human?"

Farra nodded, without speaking. Heather asked, "But, that would mean…"
Steven said, "She's a cyborg."

Heather added, "And… she's dying, isn't she?"

Farra nodded, as she turned away. Heather said, "We have to hurry. Yoko can't join us there. She can wait outside for it. She understands."

XXXXX

Farra waited by her side, as she was crying. Heather and Steven waited by the doorway, as Steven said, "I gave the call to the others. They were amazed that you recovered, but… sad to hear what came over to Cassandra…"

Heather whispered, "Farra…"

Yoko, outside, was watching through the window, as she was saddened. She sniffled, "Cassandra… That robotic idiot… She didn't have to save me, risking her life like that… The only ray of hope for me, and the one broad that gives me some cozy R&R…"

Yoko meowed loudly, "WHY? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?"

Farra heard Yoko's wailing, as Farra nodded, wiping her tears. Of course, all they can do now… … …is wait. Will Cassandra wake up, in time? And what of Yoko? Will she send The Gang to MIO's Mansion, now that Obsidian is demolished?

To be continued…