That night, in Cairo, The Gang departed to hide somewhere to prepare for the final battle. Last time, Michelle, Peter, Yamabuki, Chazz, & Heather are all on pursuit of MIO, while Steven, Farra, and Asahi traverse to the Giza Pyramids, for a showdown with Steven Nevins, the man who turned on The Gang. As for the rest of their allies, Rook Hadigan the 3rd and Yoko died in Saya Kisaragi's hands, while Cassandra Martinez and Mundy Gooden suffered heavy damage from BOTH MIO and Mr. Nevins. After a huge speech towards Michelle Nevins, Scarlet Riley chose to opt out of fighting MIO, since Mundy was badly injured by Mr. Nevins's Spirit Caller, The World. More importantly, MIO has a Stand called The World, as well. But… What does The World do?

As Peter & Chazz head off in hot pursuit in the city, Michelle flashed her badge to a driver and said, "Commandeering this vehicle, sir. DO not mind me, but it's an emergency."

The driver cried, "What? No way! I'm not giving up my car for anything! I need it for work!"

She gave him a stack of cash and said, "How about this to compensate? Now can we have your truck?"

The driver said, "Uh, sure! It's all yours! I'll get a taxi, thank you~!"

He stepped out, as Heather said, "I'm driving."

She went behind the wheel and whispered, "10, 2… Hold the wheel…"

She said, "Haven't driven a vehicle, in a long time. Usually I would use Kimbo, my mountain lion, or my super speed. But then MIO would know…"

Michelle said, "We'll drive off to the mansion, and await MIO's presence. Buckle up, Heather!"

She stated, as Heather was driving, "Look… About Steven… Your husband, my brother… I'm sorry that I dragged you into this mess."

Heather said, "It's alright, Michelle. Our only goal is to kill MIO. I could care less about my husband now. All that matters is that we destroy her. And once she's dead, he's got a few questions to answer me."

As the truck drove off, MIO watched from atop the mansion, and then smirked. She leapt off and headed to the city. Yamabuki watched from below and said, "So, you're finally making your move, MIO… At long last… Running away until dawn? Not on my watch. You've crossed the wrong ninja! I've seen this before in an anime, and I promise… History will repeat itself. Except I will be Jotaro, and you will be DIO. Even without knowing the Stand's power you have, I have my ways of defeating a bloodsucker like you!"

She raced off, but…
"Hold it!" Chazz held her shoulder. He and Peter appeared. Chazz stated, "They'd let you go, because convincing stubborn girls like you is a pain in the ass."

Peter said, "Normally, I'd leave you to it, but Michelle and Heather got this one. I'm staying with you."

Chazz smirked, "The Old Hag's right. We do this, together."

Yamabuki was in tears of joy, "You guys… You're the best!"

Peter & Chazz sighed, shaking their heads, smiling, "Good grief/Gimme a break…"

Episode 41: MIO's World (Part 3)
Chapter 1: The Showdown in the Night!
The Chase is On!

Meanwhile, far away from Cairo, Farra flew with Steven, as she said, "Steven… I know this is too much, but you sure you want to face someone like him?"

Steven nodded, and replied, "I know it. Steven Cooke represents justice. Steven Nevins does, as well, but the way he hurt my friends, he's become what I hate the most… Another Kanade Jinguji."

Farra said, "Don't let Kanade's sudden betrayal get the best of you. What's done is done. We didn't train, three years ago, just to give up now."

Asahi said, as she was Mech-Asahi, "Farra's right. Miss Nevins and the others have MIO. You have your worries, over Mr. Nevins."

Farra asked, "Where have you been?"

Asahi said, "Nothing particular. But the others are staging a plan to stop MIO. And that means this is his fight."

Steven replied, "It is. But you don't sound happy."

She said in worry, "Since I joined, it was a rollercoaster of a nightmare… Farra & I were turned into mannequins, but Cassandra saved us… and we almost lost our souls again, becoming dolls. But we persevered in the end, and this all comes down to one final showdown."

Farra nodded, "She's right, Steven. It's not always about you, all the time."

Steven said, "No… This time, it is. Steven Cooke will go at it alone. You two girls would be in the way."

Farra said, "This is your battle. I understand. You said so yourself, one year ago… Steven Cooke will not be a tool of the injustice."

Asahi added, "But Steven Nevins has become the tool of injustice! I get that one of our friends in the past would turn on us, but I didn't expect one of our own allies in The Gang…"

She started to glow red in her eyes, "Mech-Asahi will put Steven Nevins in his place!"

Steven said, "No. I got this… You two may assist me, if you would like. He can leave his wife, have a vampire as his mentor, and even stage a plan to mortally wound all of us! But hurting Mundy was the last straw! No one hurts my friends!"

They were closer, as Asahi scanned, "Spotted! Steven, there he is… And I see he created a huge ring."

Steven nodded, as Farra responded, "Alright… I'll land somewhere safe, away from the ring. I have a feeling that we might get shot down, if we dive down there."

They flew downwards, as Steven Nevins viewed it. He said, "Playing it safe, I see… So be it. You would've just landed in my ring. It's only me, after all…"

He held his right hand, the one he crushed his Power Core, and said, "I don't need parlor tricks or super gems to boost my strength. This is finality at its core! At last, the ultimate showdown! The biggest in history! A-Fist versus Tiger King! Boy, I'm going to take you to school… Steven Nevins style!"

XXXXX

Back in Cairo, MIO walked down the street, as she was wearing a red cape over her clothes. She saw a black limousine and said, "An automobile… How quaint…"

She felt the car and said, "Power and speed, much like my former motorized sexy body. Back in my days, we resorted to the horse and carriage. This, from what I hear, is the horseless carriage."

A bodyguard grabbed her shoulder, and he shouted, "Hey, you there, lady! You're touching U.S. Senator Wilson Phillips the 2nd's private vehicle! You get the hell out of here, or you'll get a beating! I'm seriously, lady! You're touching on private property!"

MIO grabbed his hand, and then bent it. A bone snapped, and the body's left arm was snapped and bent back. He screamed in pain and agony. She went into the car, as a short stout man in a blue fedora and suit was sitting next to her. This was Senator Phillips. He spoke to her, "Oh, my, you young women are certainly hot-blooded in your youth…"

He chuckled, but MIO, without a moment's hesitation, ripped off the Senator's front teeth. He bled out and screamed in pain. MIO said, "You… perverted mortal. I suggest you keep that mouth shut and into the front seat. You're driving."

The Senator roared, "Just who the hell do you think you are, you sicko? Do you think you would get away with this?"

He paused and thought, "No… No, don't… She wouldn't get away with this… No one would; even to me! I graduated in high school and college, at the head of my class! And I was even captain of the wrestling team, too! I have a hot 25-year old supermodel wife, I paid my taxes all the time, and I could easily become President! I'M THE SENATOR WILSON PHILLIPS THE 2ND, DAMN IT!"

He boasted at her, "LOOK HERE, YOU YOUNG POP TART REJECT! I WILL SEE TO IT THAT YOU WILL GO TO PRISON, AND ROT IN IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LI-!"

MIO grabbed his nose, and then threw him into the front seat, rupturing his nose. MIO said, "I'm not kidding. I won't say it again."

The Senator panicked, as MIO hissed, "Drive the car…"

He panicked, as he thought, "Who-, Who the hell is she? This psychopath's going to kill me, is she? I need to get out of here! She's cold-blooded!"

He ran out of the car, screaming for help. But as he jumped out, he was back in the front seat. He gasped, and then ran out from the right front door. But somehow, as he leapt out, he returned to the front. He stammered, as he was laughing, "How? Why? I thought I was outside… so, did I suddenly went back inside… and… and then she… and then she…"

MIO chuckled, "You're a playful politician, are you? Now…"

She ordered, "Floor this car, and catch me up to that truck. If you do not catch it, you die."

The Senator sobbed, as he grabbed the wheel, "Yes, ma'am! YES, MA'AM!"

He thought, "I… I don't get it. It makes total sense… I'm a Senator!" and then cackled.

He drove off, as Chazz sensed the action. He said, "Hey, Big Guy, you see that?"

Peter broke the chains to a motorcycle, and said, "All yours, Princeton."

Yamabuki cried, "You're stealing a bike?"

Peter said, "Chazz, make sure they're okay. You and I will take the scenic route."

Chazz drove off, as Peter & Yamabuki leapt off into the darkness. The black car started to drive wild, as Michelle sensed it, from far away. She said, "I sense an evil aura this way… Her presence is overwhelming!"

Heather asked, "Is it up ahead?"

Michelle replied, "NO, it's behind us! Instead of us chasing her, it's the opposite!"

Heather asked, "Can MIO sense something about you?"

Michelle said, "Hardly. Don't forget, MIO's body belonged to Stephanie McMahon. Like most families, we have a shared connection, through a wavelength. What happened to Stephanie was injustice, and it does tether towards all of us, including those we sided with. But it's good to know when the other is nearby. That is why I did not know where the mansion was, even though we were so close. The only thing she knows is that a Nevins is close. While you are NOT of Nevins Blood, your next generation, or your daughters, shared that link with MIO. And she probably doesn't know she separated. That's good for us, right now."

The cars stopped, as they were stuck in traffic. Phillips moaned, "Rush-hour traffic… We cannot go anymore. It's usually bumper-to-bumper for the evening commute."

MIO said, "Go."

"But the streets are too narrow!"

MIO pointed at the pedestrian side, "Try driving the sidewalk. That'll work. Now drive!"

Phillips cried, "THE SIDEWALK?! You're mad! There're innocent people on the sidewalk!"

MIO said calmly, "And do I care? GO!"

Phillips sobbed, "Yes, ma'am…"

MIO roared, "FULL GEAR! Speed up faster!"

Phillips shrieked, "YES, MA'AM!"

The car drove off the street and into the sidewalk, running over every person on the sidewalk, turning them into a bloody mulch.

Meanwhile, above the city (avoiding the bloodshed you're seeing), Peter & Yamabuki were above on the rooftops, as they were tailing MIO. Peter said, in his dark aura, "It's started. We'll follow them, via stealth."

Yamabuki, in her green ninja attire, said, "Right. We'll get her, yet!"

They tailed the limo, in stealth, as Peter grumbled, "Times like this… wish we had Dragon Balls…"

Back on the road, the car was covered in blood, as Phillips was freaking out, laughing hysterically, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This is so much fun! This all feels like a nightmare! I've gone to great lengths for you! Spare me! Spare the life of this Senator, and I will pardon you!"

MIO stared at him and calmly said, "No."

He cackled, as he was about to lose it. "It's just a dream… Keep repeating yourself… I have to be dreaming, as if I could be killed! IT'S JUST A DREAM!"

He was closer to the truck, as MIO said, "Found you. Stay on your distance. We need to catch up to them. The World will be ineffective, once I'm far away."

Michelle said, "I'll take the wheel! That car! MIO's in there!"

Heather jumped out of the truck, and leapt onto the roof. Michelle cried, "HEATHER!"

Heather held up an ice staff, and then unleashed Ice Empress, her Spirit Caller, and lunged at the black car. It landed on the side of the car, as MIO recognized it. "Dunn…"

Ice Empress called, "Hey, MIO! Eat this! ICE MACE BARBS!"

She fired a barrage of spiky snowballs at the vampire. But…
Flick!
She flicked off the snowballs, and the ricocheted in the back seat. They flew away, as Heather gasped, "AGH! It can't be! She just deflected it, like it was nothing, and she didn't even get up from her seat!"

She fired two huge chunks of ice, and shouted, "Okay! Then how about this?"

MIO deflected those, as well, and it destroyed the roof. Heather gasped, "She can even deflect a concentrated ice shot? DAMN IT!"

Suddenly, a gold and silver figure appeared in front of Ice Empress. Heather was shocked, as she saw it, "I should've known! She called out her Stand!"

MIO's Stand socked at Ice Empress, but it stumbled down the road. MIO said, "Well, that's a shame. It's too far away now. Now it's far from The World's range. Drive closer to it!"

Phillips sobbed, "What is going on here?"

MIO barked, "Where do I stand on telling you on what your job is? Keep your eyes forward on the road and drive!" and then smirked.

Heather was lightly bleeding, as she groaned, "Damn… Too much… I won't give in. I won't stop, until I get my answers, and soon! It was only a few months ago that my husband vanished. Whatever happened to my husband is MIO's fault… BASTARD! NEVER AGAIN! I will get my answers! You damn bitch! I want my Steven back!"

Michelle called, "Heather, you have to be careful! You've taking too much damage!"

Heather said, as she stepped back in the car, "Yeah… I saw MIO's Stand. Definitely, The World. I was attacked from ten meters away. Another meter closer, and I'd be done for."

She explained, "She may have the most mysterious power in the world, but I know two things! 1) She has excellent range, much as Hierophant Sniper, Hermit Ghost, and my Ice Empress, but like Ojama Star and Darkness Devil, it can only use strong short-ranged attacks, within ten meters. And 2) This Stand uses fists, and no other special attacks, like bullets or elemental powers! If we're to defeat MIO, we need to stay far within ten meters from her, just so we can finish her off."

Michelle nodded, "Then leave it to me! We cannot be too cautious to off this bitch!"

She saw the car stop and asked, "Eh? The car stopped."

Heather gasped, and sensed it, "SOMETHING'S COMING THIS WAY! INCOMING!"

SMASH!
The body of Senator Phillips was chucked at the truck, smashing through the glass window. Michelle and Heather shrieked, as Heather cried, "WHAT THE FUCK, YOU MONSTER?"

Michelle cried, "HEATHER! THE ROAD!"

The truck was going wild, after MIO threw the Senator's body. The car spun out of control, and then crashed into the building. The truck exploded into flames. As the flames grew, MIO walked closer to the wrecked vehicle. She smiled, as she said, "More souls… for the feast…"

She ripped the truck door open, and saw the corpse of Phillips. MIO growled, as Heather & Michelle retreated to the roofs. Heather stopped and said, "No… I'll fight her…"

Michelle asked, "You're going to ask why me brother turned on us, right?"

Heather removed her shades and said, "No… I'm going to figure out MIO's Stand!"

"WHAT?" Michelle gasped.

Gang Break

Steven Nevins
Alignment: MIO
Pure Heart: Yes
Abilities: ESP Perk, Tremor Quake, Choujin Kung Fu, ? (Spirit Caller)
Destructiveness: S
Speed: B
Range: B
Durability: C
Precision: B
Developmental Potential: B

Meanwhile, in Giza, Steven Cooke walked, with Farra and Asahi following. They were far from the man they are facing, Steven Nevins.

Steven Nevins watched on, as he said, "Well, well… The Man with the Heart Scar… Finally, this moment has come, since the year 1994… Twenty-four years… and I founded this band. You three, the newbs of the flock. Modern society has fallen, and we have succeeded in making this a lovely band. But… Youth is wasted among the weak!"

He bellowed, as Steven, Farra, & Asahi glared down, "I can't believe this. You three are the only ones left to beat me? I thought for sure you're bringing the entire pack!"

Farra said, "No. Your sister and the rest are busy with MIO. Divide and conquer. You wanted that, did you?"

Steven stared down, as Mr. Nevins smirked, "So it seems… But I do believe that I asked for Steven Cooke to go at it, alone. You two are not even worth my effort. Yet I should give condolences to Reggie and the cat. And I did leave my mark, when I slaughtered Nimrod, and gave Mundy a huge gash on his chest. How come Scarlet Riley's not here to lash at me? Another of her… delightful premonitions?"

Asahi growled, "Because of you… Rook and Yoko are dead… Mundy and Cassie are injured… and you are going to let Mizuki die, just like that! You're a monster, Steven Nevins! You just don't know when to stop, you bastard!"

She stated, "Steven Cooke cares for others… more than you think. Your wife is out there, risking her life to stop MIO! How would you feel, if June and Beth were involved in this?"

Mr. Nevins growled, "You… leave my daughters out of this… My family has nothing to do with MIO…"

Farra stated, "Yes, it does. Because of her, many innocent people, including allies of ours, are dead! We fought Spirit Caller and Stand alike, and we have had to go through this hellish journey, to stop MIO! Mizuki dies, and you're just going to stand there? Everyone you dished out at us! They all failed… every last one of them, including your hired Egyptian Gods."

He said to her, "Mmm… That is a sad news story to hear. I'm surprised that you survived all of my assassins and hitmen… yet you are unscathed; let alone there were a few casualties. I do believe the power of friendship and the power of love is triumphant! But… Can friendship stop raw power? My very power is that of gods, themselves! I am so powerful that the God, Zeus, would never smite me! I am the mortal world's NEW GOD, The Tiger King! Tiger defeats Dragon! Dragon defeats Tiger! I abandoned all feelings and all friendships, just for pure power!"

Asahi growled, "Oh, you devil!"

He said, "Call me what you like, but this power of the Choujin excites me! I led my Choujin Brigade to higher lands! And now, all alone as the sole survivor of this land, I, Steven Nevins, am the TRUE GOD OF CHOUJINS!"

Steven stepped onto the stage, and stared down, "If you're a god… why fight us? I don't see a god…"

Steven stood onto the edge of the stage, and then said, "Steven Nevins, the righteous man of The Gang, the founder of all of us. I idolized you, since the very beginning. But now, after 25 years… This…
I don't see a righteous man! I don't see Steven Nevins, the GOD! I see Steven Nevins, the man… the myth… the legend…
But right now… I see Steven Nevins, the filthy callous conspirator! You're no god… You're just a man… A man who stands for… injustice…"

He cracked his knuckles and said, "Steven Cooke is a man who represents justice! I was used before, by that damn Kanade Jinguji… now, I refuse to see one of my friends become what I hate the most – a tool for injustice!"

Mr. Nevins stared down, "You'd strike a Choujin God, and defy my word?"

Steven said, "I don't give a damn about your word. Steven Cooke believes your words are righteous and awesome. But the word you speak now… it repulses me…"

They stared down, walking around the edge of the stage, locking eyes. They continued to walk, as Mr. Nevins remarked, "So, here you stand, the man with NO pure heart, and yet you represent justice!"

Steven Cooke replied, "You can talk. The man who represents justice, and he throws it away. You have a pure heart, but MIO tainted it."

"Is that a fact? Well, you and I are not so different. I led The Gang, and you took the reins, during my departure. And because of this, you had to be friends with Stevens… one of the idiots that ruined me."

"Farra is not of your concern. This is your battle with me, and me alone!"

"You're no Superman. You're not a superhero… You're a criminal."

"So are you… Steven Nevins, the Tiger King, once a hero, and now a failed reject of a man, who turned his back on everyone he loves. If your parents were alive today, they'd be pretty disappointed with you."

He pointed at Mr. Nevins and shouted, "UNDERSTAND THIS, STEVEN NEVINS! STEVEN COOKE! IS NOT! A TOOL! FOR THE INJUSTICE! LIKE YOU! I WIELD JUSTICE!"

Mr. Nevins hollered, as he stopped, "THERE IS NO JUSTICE!"

He charged at him, as Steven dashed towards him, "Game on, old man!"

They jumped at the same time, and landed a kick together. They remained in the sky, as the final battle was about to unfold!

So, dual final battles take place! Steven Nevins vs. Steven Cooke! MIO vs. The Gang! The Gang vs. THE WORLD! WHO WILL WIN?

To be continued…