Steven Cooke was waiting for a bus, as he was relaxing. The bus arrived, as he stepped in. He then saw Kazuki, who was staring at him. Steven snorted, as he turned away.
"What? Why are you ignoring me, Steven Cooke?" Kazuki asked, "Are you still annoyed over what Princeton did to me? Or are you not suitable of giving me a proper greeting, out of manners?"
Steven huffed, "Shut up."
He turned to him and said, "I don't care what Princeton did… I'm glad you got what you deserve, after you accused Chazz of cheating, which he did. But it's your own fault that the fire happened in your house."
"Well, I only lost 2.5 Million Yen of furniture, burned to a crisp… They were just like in that movie Pretty Woman. Not that it matters, anyway…" He offered him a seat, "Look, you can just sit down. I mean, we're allies and all…"
Steven glared at him, "Let's get one thing straight, asshole! I don't like you! But Asahi and Tsukasa said I'm doing this for you and Mizuki… all for Junko Enoshima's ass on a platter… And because they are forcing me not to, I'm trying my best to not smash your pretty face in! So, I advise that you shut the hell up, and don't make me mad…"
Kazuki sighed, "I was just being hospitable."
Steven sat down, and sighed, "Fine… But I'm watching you… You wanted revenge on us? Watch your ass."
He relaxed, as Kazuki thought in anger, "Princeton told him everything, including my slip of the tongue about my payback for Mizuki."
Asahi uses Idol Diamond to restrain Heaven's Gate, by tugging its ear, while she scolded at Kazuki, angrily, "Mister Sendo, you ought to be ashamed of yourself, making my Chazz go through this, when all he wants is to make me happy! And how dare you plot revenge on my friends and me! If you EVER try to get revenge on me, my man, OR The Gang, or use Heaven's Gate to manipulate us, then I'll hate you forever, and you'll never draw another manga, ever again! My boyfriend is sorry he cheated, but you should apologize, too! A man like you that resorts to foul play, stealing his hard-earned money, when he was giving you time for peace, while investigating! IDIOT! PERVERT! JERK! MORON!"
Kazuki groaned, as he was tugged in the ear, and Asahi was scolding him, "Ow… ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…"
Kazuki muttered, glaring at Steven, "Asahi gave me an earful, and warned me never to plot revenge on them or Princeton. Fine… He'll get his, more than what you'll receive… someday… and that goes for the rest of you…"
The bus went into a tunnel, as Kazuki sat by the window. He grumbled, "Fujinoriya Tunnel… By far the longest tunnel in F City…"
He then saw a vision of a window. It showed an image of a downed girl, resembling Mizuki. He gasped, "Mizuki? No, it's not her… but completely different… Why am I seeing this?"
A figure appeared, donning pigtails, and approached the downed girl in red hair. He called, "Steven, are you seeing this?"
"See what?" He asked.
Kazuki gasped, "There was a house… inside this tunnel… A window lit in a room. I couldn't tell, but that room has a woman inside-."
He saw the second woman, the figure he saw, as she held up a knife in her hands. She sliced off the hand, and Kazuki was shocked. He gasped, "STEVEN! YOU SAW THAT, DID YOU-?"
Steven hollered, "LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE, LOSER! I AM NOT AMUSED BY YOUR BULLSHIT, TODAY!"
Kazuki looked around, as he panicked, "Did… Did anyone even see that?"
He thought, "I saw it… A room with two people. I couldn't see the faces, but that girl… What she did was Otome Saotome's own handiwork… But her boobs are bigger… So… Does that mean… the figure is… JUNKO ENOSHIMA?!"
Episode 50 – Chapter 5: The Sketch Artist Killer (Part 2)
Inside the Darkest Tunnel!
Sugar Sugar Candy Girl!
Steffi was by the Fujinoriya Tunnel, as she was near the entrance. She said, "See here? Yet another landmark that resembles another in Morioh Town. What you just saw is Fujinoriya Tunnel, the longest tunnel in F City, though it's shorter than Futastumori Tunnel."
Steffi appeared towards Morioh's Tunnel – Futatsumori Tunnel.
She explained, as she was walking towards the tunnel, "Futatsumori Tunnel - It was completed in 1852, during the 5th year of the Kaei Period, and fixed up during the 28th year of the Showa Period. Fujinoriya Tunnel is about 300 meters in length, but Futatsumori Tunnel is about 450 meters long. And you may notice why there is NO exit. Well, the tunnel is curved that you cannot see it from here. This is the pathway from S City to Morioh, and the other way around. Also… The lights in Futatsumori Tunnel are bleak and dimmed that there is hardly any light all…"
She stepped in the tunnel, and then ran out screaming in fright, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
She trembled, as she concluded, "Since the ambience in this tunnel is very dark, some say that it's considered haunted by young people… Even so, many accidents occurred, as well!"
She adjusted herself and sighed, "Well… What happens in the tunnel, you'll see… I just hope that Mr. Sendo sees what he doesn't want to see… especially since it's very scary in there.
Anyways, we now continue this fanfic."
Kazuki was near the entrance to the tunnel, as he thought, "If there is something going on, I'd check it out for myself… Something seems strange, including what happened inside the tunnel."
After the bus ride, Kazuki told Steven what happened on the bus. Steven asked, "A murder? You saw a vision of a murder?"
Kazuki said, "Indeed. And the murder was inside the tunnel, about 70 meters away from the entrance. I plan to inspect this, myself…"
"Well, I never saw it… So, it's basically-."
"Doubt me, all you want, but I chose to solve this mystery, myself."
"Like I would believe it, unless it's a Stand's doing… But how the hell can there be a room in a tunnel?"
"You would not believe me, of all people, Steven Cooke? I know you and your friends have a long-standing perma-grudge on me, because of Mizuki, but I haven't forgotten what your "buddy", Chazz Princeton, did, when he lied about cheating… and never having the gall to admit it, without proof! Yet you had the gall to accuse me of a fable?"
He huffed off, "This… is why we never get along, because you and I are not really friendly towards each other…"
Kazuki sped off in a motorcycle and thought, "Alright… Time to check this out…"
He went in the dark tunnel, passing a few ambient lights, which were the signs leading to the exit. He stopped, as he was near the end of the tunnel. He whispered, "There is it… but… I don't see it. All there was is a huge wall. Was I imagining things?"
He placed his hand on the wall and said, "I thought for sure I saw Junko Enoshima hurting Mizuki…"
A door suddenly appeared, and he stumbled down to the ground. He was in the room with a drawer, a piano, and a window. He gasped, "What is this? This room… This is the same room that I saw… But how did it appear out of the blue?"
Suddenly, he sensed a noise from inside a huge cabinet. He rushed back to the motorcycle and said, "Damn it! There's someone in there… I do not see the two women from before… but I have a feeling that this is a setup!"
He raced off, as he avoided the door. He thought, "No doubt, this was a trap… Now I know for sure that this room is where I saw it… Pink hair… The girl with pink hair, Junko Enoshima, pre-death… and the other girl who resembles Mizuki Takase… But it's obvious of one thing: this is a Stand's doing! It's an illusion! I gotta warn Miss Nevins!"
He heard loud footsteps, as he gasped, "What was that? Is someone following me?!"
He went faster, as he saw red and pink candy-like creatures running towards him. He gasped, "Wha-? Candies? They're candy demons?! What the hell is this? Are they the Stand?"
He then said, as he viewed the meter, "Seems that these creatures are Stands; a long-ranged Stand. And they are able to run at about 60 kilometers per hour. Luckily, I have a huge speed advantage."
He sped off, but then turned to the lane, avoiding a huge truck. Suddenly…
STAB!
Kazuki was stabbed by the pink gumdrops, right in the back, as he griped, "AGH! I didn't even slow down!"
It was siphoning from his body, as he groaned, "Ungh… What the hell is-? DAMN IT! WHAT IS HAPPENING?"
The Stand forms into a multicolored creature with stripes and patterns, and with green eyes and a red mouth. It spoke, "Give me your nutrients! All of what you got! I need it for me!"
He gasped, "What? A Stand?! Those candies… they were its weapon!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the tunnel, Steven was watching on, as he groaned, "I know I said that I'd never want Sendo as a friend, but I mean it… Still, I should investigate. Any idiot knows that you should be able to retrace your footsteps…"
He walked in, but suddenly, his motorcycle flew out of the tunnel, and crashed into the street. Steven asked, "Is that-? Kazuki's motorcycle?! But how did it get here?"
He whispered, "Wait a minute…" He then raced to the tunnel, "That idiot! What was he doing in there?"
Inside the tunnel, Heaven's Gate opened the Stand's hand, in a book, as it read, "There! Stand name: Sugar Sugar Candy Girl; the room we entered was a trap; if the victim enters the room, there's a chance that it may attack the victim, like a bloodhound, and sucking out the nutrients inside. If Sugar Sugar Candy Girl touches you, its weakness… disappears?!"
Kazuki groaned, "I'm… losing strength… And I can't make out anymore, on who this person is…"
Steven called, "SENDO! WHERE ARE YOU?"
He gasped, as Sugar Sugar Candy Girl called, "An ally of his? How nice. So, your name's Kazuki Sendo?"
It dragged him away, as Steven rushed inside, "HEY! Kazuki! Where the hell are you? I saw your bike totaled, without you in it! What just happened?"
He found the room, as Kazuki was sitting in the room. Steven gasped, "Wha-? So, there was a room!"
Kazuki cried, "NO! Don't get in!"
Steven asked, "Why should I?"
"If you get in, you're trapped! This Stand… He's able to take nutrients from my body… If you enter this room, you're good as dead!"
"Huh? Nutrients? Stand? Why the hell would I do that?"
Kazuki yelled, "LISTEN TO ME! DO NOT ENTER THIS ROOM!"
The Stand was behind him, as it said, "Well? Let him in… He's not going to listen. I let you live long enough, to lure this man… If you lure him in, I'll spare you and take him, instead… His nutrients are perfect enough."
Steven asked, "What the heck is this? Who would live in a dump like this?"
The Stand said, "Well? What are you waiting for?"
Kazuki snarled, "Damn… If I let him in… Wait, Steven Cooke hates me… and even so, he would do the opposite of what I tell him to do! If I let him in, you'd let him get his nutrients to you?"
The Stand said, "Yes. I mean, you are buddies with him… Not to be rude, but I would love to see you die together. But I don't need much, since I'm pretty wholesome to leaving people with a bunch of nutrients left… unless, of course, they wanted to die anyway…"
Kazuki hissed, "Then I refuse…"
She gasped, "What?"
He said, "You think you can let me be a puppet to you? Sorry, but the Great Kazuki Sendo doesn't take orders from people who think they're tough shit! So, consider yourself punished, with NO dinner, buddy!"
He called out, "STEVEN! RUN AWAY AND GET HELP! This guy's a Stand User! All I can tell you is to run away and not enter this room! If you do, this Stand will attack you!"
Steven smirked, as he walked in. He said, "Loser! Steven Cooke would never let you live… even if you were in danger. But even so, I'm not letting you die, after what has been going on! Now where is that Stand User and its Stand? Bring them out!"
Kazuki was shocked, "You… You'd go in, anyways? YOU IDIOT! You always do the exact opposite of what I told you to! He's going to attack you, you fool! He's got your scent!"
The Stand laughed, "YES! Now I feed! ATTACK!"
Steven huffed, "He has my scent? I know his scent, before him."
The Stand attacked, as Steven punched the candies out of the way.
"AAAAAAAH-ATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!"
He was able to deflect them all, as the Stand snarled, "Bastard!"
Kazuki said, "How he did it, he doesn't care if death reaches him… This guy does the exact opposite of what I say, and yet he faces the grim reaper, face-to-face! It's like he shut off friends' advice, all for his way of life! THIS IS WHY HE HATES MY GUTS, AND HOW MUCH IT INFURIATES ME BEYOND BELIEF! IS THIS WHY THE GANG ALWAYS HATE ME?" he summoned Heaven's Gate, and wrote out on Steven's cheek "I will fly off at 70 kilometers per hour!" He was sent flying, as Kazuki called, "LISTEN TO ME! The Stand is able to detect at 60 kilometers, and can run this fast! Sugar Sugar Candy Girl is invincible! The only way out is to find and defeat the Stand User!"
The Stand grasped onto him, "SILENCE, FOOL!" And started to drain more from him. Steven flew out of the tunnel, and landed onto the street.
He moaned, bloodied and in light pain, "Kazuki Sendo… He had the gall to save me, after risking his life… But still, I know for a fact that he prevented me from getting sucked the life out by those mosquito candies! Steven Cooke is moved, hard to believe…"
He then spotted a spare motorcycle, lying by the post, as he said, "Kazuki's motorcycle is destroyed, but I don't recall this bike… My only option is to save this loser. You owe me, big time, Sendo…"
He hopped onto a motorcycle and revved off, heading to find the Stand User. He then saw some red, blue, yellow, and green candies fly out of the tunnel, heading towards him. He raced off, "Sixty kilometers per hour, huh? Very well!"
He boasted, "But I am NOT getting help, until the very end! Steven Cooke will find the soul-sucking bastard, myself! But know this…" He revved and sped away, "I'M NOT JUST DOING THIS FOR YOU, SENDO!"
He sped off, as the candies were chasing him. He exited the road, and headed down the main road. He then growled, "If I can keep it at 80km/h, then this bastard won't get me… but I need backup. The trouble is, I left my cellphone behind…"
He found a payphone, and then screeched by it, parking it. He stepped out and said, "Good distance. But I'll be able to find the Stand User from here. My only bet is to summon Tsukasa and Kagami. They'll know what's going on…"
He pondered, "It's like this… Kazuki entered the room, and it was in the side of the tunnel, like it was a Stand's illusion… but there may be more to it than the nutrient-thing… Still, fighting that thing, dead-on, is difficult. One of those bastards was nearly gnawing at me…"
He turned around and saw four gumdrops on the ground, snarling and hissing. He thought, "Well, surprise that they followed me, and-, wait… HOW DID THEY GET THERE? Steven Cooke was able to go 80km/h, but how did they caught up to me? Weren't they supposed to clock at 60km/h?"
He sped off, as the candies chase after him. He sped off, as he said, "Sorry, but as a detective, I'm on-duty! I care less about Driving Rules and Regulations! But when a guy I don't even like is in danger, Steven Cooke still has a duty to uphold!"
He drove towards the light, but a woman was taking her baby on a walk. They crossed the crosswalk, but Steven snarled, "CRAP! I can't run them over!"
He did a wheelie, and then growled, "Ungh… If I stop now, those bastards will get to me! GO FOR BROKE!"
He stomped down onto the ground, "TIME FOR MOTO-STUNTS, STEVEN COOKE STYLE! DIVINE MOON! HYAAAAAAAAAAH-TAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The motorcycle flew over the woman and her baby, unharmed. The baby saw Steven, as he smiled lightly. The bike landed, as the motorcycle drove away, leaving the woman stunned, and the baby laughing.
Steven took a left turn and said, "Good, that saved me enough time. But I need a phone…"
He then growled, as he said, looking around the city, "I need to borrow a phone, and quickly… Which one?"
He saw Haruno, as she was calling Melana, her friend. Steven called, "Excuse me! Miss-!"
Haruno asked, "OH! You're one of Farra's friends. What brings you here-?"
Steven took her phone, and said, "Never mind that! I'll explain later! I need to borrow this! I'll bring it back to you, once it's done!"
He sped off, as she cried, "HEY, WAIT! WHAT ARE YOU-?" She then was confused, "Huh… That was odd… I was just talking with Melana and-."
The Stand Candies whizzed past her, as she then figured it out, since she, too, was a Stand User, "Now I see… Oh, well. If he breaks it, I'll get another… but only if he fixes it. I'll just call her on the payphone."
Meanwhile, at Tsukasa's house, she was pulling a huge box inside, as Kagami called, "Yo, Tsukasa, you got a phone call!"
Tsukasa asked, "Oh, is it Princeton?"
"No, it's Steven."
"Agent Cooke?"
She answered the phone, "Hello, Agent Cooke?"
Steven called, "Nice timing, Tsukasa! I need you two to help me out!"
Kagami explained, "Apparently, Sendo-senpai was attacked by a Stand called Sugar Sugar Candy Girl, inside Fujinoriya Tunnel."
"WHAT? SENDO-SENPAI?!"
Steven stated, as he was miles and miles away, "So, that's the gist of it! I'm contacting through Haruno Aiko's phone, and I'm sure that it's going to get me, too! I need you to figure out what just happened, and hurry before this Stand consumes me!"
Tsukasa was viewing the files in her home and said, "Lemme see… Fujinoriya Tunnel… It could be a possible grudge or accident in said tunnel…"
Kagami found the article, "There! It was on the news, two days ago! Some idiot and his girlfriend were driving down the street, in a motorcycle, and ran into a huge accident! From what I read, he's in critical condition, and hasn't moved since! He is in Intensive Care in F City Pass!"
Tsukasa asked, "Wait a second… I saw the crime scene, and there was blood everywhere… You say that the Stand sucks out nutrients, but… how can he control a Stand, if he's in a coma?"
Steven said, "You tell me! I bet the asshole woke up, and suddenly used the Stand to create an illusion, just to pick up my trail! Listen, stay on the line…" He saw a narrow turn, as he was near a dead end. He called, "I have this under control!"
He made a sharp right turn, and then skidded his left knee, regaining the speed he needed, "Come on… MAKE IT!"
He made the sharp turn, and groaned, "AGH! MADE IT!" He gasped, as he saw another dead end. He cried, "WHAT?! THE OCEAN?! WHERE THE ACTUAL HELL AM I?! I'm at the Harbor!"
He stopped, as the Stand was getting closer. He looked down the edge, grabbing the motorcycle with his hands, and called out, "I'm cornered… but… at least I know when I'm licked… or not…"
The Stand was closer and closer, and suddenly…
"HOKUTO! THE WORLD!"
He stopped time and vanished. Sugar Sugar Candy Girl changed into its human form, as it looked around. It was still picking up the scent, and dove off of the harbor's edge. It broke into candy pieces, and flew all the way to the drainage pipe. However, Steven Cooke used that time to escape through the drainage pipe, in three seconds.
"Good… I was able to find an opening, possibly to escape, without this guy on my tail!"
Tsukasa called, "AGENT COOKE! WHERE ARE YOU? AGENT COOKE!"
He called, "Oh, sorry about that! Listen, I want you to head to F City Pass, and locate the guy that was in the accident! I need the name of the Stand User, and Steven Cooke will personally meet him!"
Tsukasa replied, "ON IT!"
He sped off, as Sugar Sugar Candy Girl was miles from Steven Cooke, though its speed remained, heading closer to him.
Meanwhile, Junko was viewing from above, in her cutesy form, "OH, WOW! This is too epic for me to watch! Who knew Steven "A-Fist" Cooke would evade the menacing Sugar Sugar Candy Girl, with so much wit and raw power? Even so, he has such merit, locating the Stand User of Despair that was in that freak accident!"
She added, as Monokuma, "When that bitch died, I said to myself "I BLEW IT!", but then again, I never knew it would create her Stand! Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk! It's been all about mental strength, than physical strength! That A-Fist has no chance in hell against that Sugar Sugar Candy Girl! The more nutrients it takes, the stronger it gets! Steven Cooke loses! Nyah, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!"
She shifted to her saddened form, "My only regret… is not seeing Steven Cooke or Kazuki Sendo die, after their nutrients are sucked dry." After that, she disappeared into the blue sky, traveling around F City, still doing her job to bring despair.
Back in the ditch, Steven's bike started to slow down. But he suddenly gasped, "What the-? Am I slowing down? Hmm…" He checked the gauges and growled, "Shit! Out of gas! Well, looks like Steven Cooke's under some shitty situation. But I'm not licked."
He made it to the fork in the ditch and said, "I'm not familiar to this city, but I can't tell which way is the ocean, and to make matters worse off, I'm lost!"
He leapt upwards, and viewed a car. He cried, "I may not have Chazz Princeton's healing abilities, but-."
SMASH!
"You forget who The Gang's leader is!"
He smashed the car door open and ducked into the car. The Stand dove in, but Steven locked the doors from inside, trapping it. He then held up the bike and said, "Right. This will stall for time… but first, a little refueling, and I'm good to go… It teleports, so I have time, for now. Once the bike's fueled up, it's off to F City Pass."
He looked around and sighed, "But still… … …Where is the hospital now?"
Steven Cooke is near trouble. Good news is that Sugar Sugar Candy Girl is trapped for a while… the bad news is… he's lost.
Meanwhile, as F City Pass, Tsukasa and Kagami arrived at the receptionist desk.
They flashed their badges, as Tsukasa said, "Excuse me, Miss? Tsukasa Hiiragi, Department of City Security!"
Kagami added, "Kagami Hiiragi, likewise!"
Tsukasa asked, "Miss, it's about the motorcycle accident, two days ago. Do you know of the guy that was in the accident in Fujinoriya Tunnel?"
The nurse then huffed, "Can't you read?" And pointed at the sign that says "Visiting hours are over".
Kagami growled, "Yes, I know it's over, but we want to know if you have anything on the accident. A friend of ours is in danger and-."
The nurse replied, "Look, I'd love to help you girls, but I don't want to lose my job. Don't you know that it's against the rules to leak anything confidential to-."
"CONFIDENTIAL?!" Kagami roared, "THE MAN WAS INJURED IN A TUNNEL, FOR GOD'S SAKES!"
Tsukasa whispered, "Sis, calm down. I don't think she's offered to help us."
The nurse said, "And why should I? How do I know that you're really cops?"
Tsukasa said, "Well, we are also from the Lucky Star Association of Alternate World Studies, and we have handled these sort of things before."
The nurse barked, "Can't you take a hint? I said NO! And I am NOT going to lose my job! Besides, I don't even think you are actually policewomen… shouldn't you two lowlifes be in school?"
Tsukasa marched off, as Kagami snarled, "You asshole… That's it! You refuse to cooperate, you're under arrest-!"
"WAIT!" Tsukasa whispered, "Act 3…"
THX Act 3 appeared and said, "Yes, Master Tsukasa, kill that bitch?"
Tsukasa shook her head, "No… Here's what I want you to do."
Kagami asked, "What the hell are you doing?"
As the nurse was busy, four jars suddenly tip off, and the nurse gasped. She caught the jars, but they were suddenly going heavy. THX Act 3 was able to make the objects heavy, within its 5-meter range. She was struggling, as she cried, "AGH! It's heavy! Wait, you two! Help me out! Help me get these jars up!"
Kagami looked around, and then smirked, "No. I think it's best you handle things on your own…"
The nurse gasped, as Kagami thought in an evil sneer, "Good one, Sis. Act Three can make objects heavier."
Kagami and Tsukasa were by the doorway, since THX Act 3 must be within five meters, as Tsukasa said, "So, we're not helping you… You're on your own."
The nurse pleaded, "ALRIGHT, FINE! I'LL TALK, BUT FIRST, YOU HELP ME OUT!"
Tsukasa barked, "NO! How will we help you first, if you snub us off like that? Kagami, arrest that nurse, now! OH, but don't let the jars break."
Kagami said, "You're not going to lose your job, eh? You are going to, now…"
The nurse cried out, "STOP! NO! I'LL TELL YOU! Room 525 – Sato Matsuzaka! Take the fifth floor by elevator! Now help me!"
SMASH!
Steven arrived, through the entrance, as he was still on the motorcycle. Tsukasa gasped, "Agent Cooke!"
He called, "DID YOU GET THE NAME?"
Tsukasa called, "ROOM 525! HEAD THERE! THE STAND USER'S NAME IS SATO MATSUZAKA!"
CRASH!
He crashed into an open elevator, and leapt to his feet. The Stand appeared, and he grabbed the doors with his bare hands, and shut it. But two candies appeared and crawled into the door. Steven growled, "WHAT IS WITH THESE CANDY CRUSH KNOCK-OFFS?!"
SLAM!
The two candies dropped to the ground, squirming and pinned down. He said, "I see… Tsukasa's THX Act 3! She and Kagami have it under control!"
He calmed down and pressed the 5 button on the elevator. He headed up and said, "Those two are lifesavers. But the fun's not over. Steven Cooke wants to meet this Sato Matsuzaka asshole…"
Tsukasa said, as she was outside, "THX Act Three cannot hold down more than one target… The rest of the Stand is headed toward the fifth floor. I just hope he makes it."
He arrived at the fifth floor and looked around the halls. He found 525 and said, "There it is!"
Steven Cooke was closer to Room 525, as he looked around. Some of the rabid lollipops and candies reappeared from the ventilation ducts, as he was fighting off the horde of Stand Candies. He marched into the hallways, but then, one lollipop landed onto his chest. He growled, as he smacked it off of him. He groaned, "Okay… I know this is for Kazuki Sendo, but Steven Cooke has had it with these demented sugar demons! That bastard, Sato, will pay! And he'll understand my rage!"
They surrounded him, as Steven boomed in a blue aura, "HOKUTO! THE WORLD!"
He froze time, as he inhaled, "Steven Cooke isn't for sugary treats… How's this for a Candy Land, you asshole?"
He roared, as he smashed each candy into pieces, using his flurry of punches. He stopped, as the candies were reduced to mulch. He called, "Time resume!"
Time restarted, as the Stand Candies dropped to the floor. But then, the candies reemerged in small flying jellybeans. He gasped, "What the hell? What do I have to do, devour these junk food monsters?!"
He avoided the candies, and headed to Sato's room. He growled, "Steven Cooke's about had it with this Stand! Sato thinks he can be a relatively evil and sickening sweet Stand User, he's got another thing coming! My only choice is to make it to Room 525!"
He arrived at the door, as he opened it, "SATO MATSUZAKA!" He then gasped, "Huh?"
To his surprise, he saw a girl in long pink hair with small buns for pigtails, wearing a white robe. She was badly injured, with some bandages on her. She was accompanied by a small girl in dark blue hair and a school uniform. He asked, "Wait… A girl? Sato Matsuzaka is a girl?"
Sato asked, "Who… Who are you?"
Steven approached the girl, and growled, "You… Are you the girl that sent your Stand after Kazuki Sendo?"
She asked, "Eh? What are you talking about?"
"We know your name, woman. Now tell me who you-!"
STAMP! STAMP! STAMP!
Five candies landed onto his back, as he gagged, "URK! Ah! Damn it…"
He dropped to one knee, as she giggled, "Aw, how sweet… It appears that you knew about Sugar Sugar Candy Girl." She sneered evilly, "And just like that guy in the tunnel, you're about to be drained of your nutrients in your body. I'm surprised that I got to you, after he got a full-on treatment of Sugar Sugar Candy Girl."
The little girl cried, "AGH! He's mean, Sato-chan!"
Sato smiled, "Don't be scared, Shio. This bad man won't ruin our romance."
They kissed, as Steven asked, "Ugh… Homey, you gay."
Shio barked, "SHUT UP! I love my Sato-chan!"
Sato stated, "Even if you cannot walk on two feet now, you're not going to stop me!"
He was lying on the ground, faced down, as her multicolored Stand, Sugar Sugar Candy Girl, impaled its hands into his shoulders. Sato thought, as she watched, "Well, he's the second guy I got… About two more of these vessels, no matter who, and then I can recover easily."
Shio kneeled to a downed Steven, as Sato called, "What are you doing, Shio? He's obviously dead! Don't worry about him! He was in a huge accident in the Fujinoriya Tunnel, moments ago."
Shio said, "Oh… But I think he's not breathing anymore."
Sato cried, "Never mind him and get the nurse, at once! Besides, I need service here… and you're my only visitor."
Shio nodded, "Okay! I'll get help, right away!"
Sato stopped, as she called, "HOLD ON! Just a minute… You act as if you've seen a ghost! Why did you suddenly hesitate?"
Shio wept, "Uh… I was about to leave, when…" she looked down and shrieked, "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Sato cried, "SHIO! What's wrong? You saw a mouse? A rat? A dead body?!" She calmed down and smirked, "Yeah… He's dead, isn't he? Just ignore him, and go get the nurse, pretty please?"
Shio stammered, as she was speechless, pointing towards Sato, with a figure near the left of her, "Sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-sa… ZOMBIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Sato cried, "WHAT?! WHERE?"
"Here."
She turned slowly to her left and gasped, seeing Steven Cooke, feeling refreshed. He glared at her, and said, "I'm the one who should be scared of, woman…"
Sato gasped, "Im… IMPOSSIBLE! I thought Sugar Sugar Candy Girl just drained you of your nutrients! HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?"
Steven held up a small clear pipe and said, "Well, you were wasting all this interferon, so Steven Cooke decided to interferon with your leisure time with your girlfriend!"
Sato cried, "MY IV BAG! YOU STOLE SOME OF MY IV! HOW DID YOU-?"
He said, "Unfortunately, my skin's already rock hard, so a needle is out. So, I did it orally. Luckily, a sample of it is all I need."
He approached her, as Sato was shaken, "Release Sendo, the guy you trapped in that tunnel, or face my wrath."
Sato boomed, "NEVER! Besides, you drank some of my IV, which is disgusting! Even so, Sugar Sugar Candy Girl already has your scent."
Her Stand emerged, as she cried, "KILL HIM NOW!"
POW!
"AAAAH-TA!" He slammed his fist onto Sato's right leg, before her Stand could strike.
Shio shrieked, "SATO-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"
Steven roared at her, "YOU THERE! BE QUIET!"
Shio nodded, as she whimpered, "Yes, sir…"
He said to Sato, "You already heard me. I am Steven Cooke of AAW-New York. I believe your Stand is called Sugar Sugar Candy Girl. Mine's Divine Moon, but it's NOT Stand or Spirit. Your Stand, however, can only have a flimsy speed of 60 kilometers, but by the velocity of my punches, I'm no mathematician, but I say it's at about 300km/h."
Sato cried, "WAIT! Don't come any closer! You forget that I'm still injured!"
Steven boomed, "Then start talking!"
Sato explained, "Shio and I were riding down Fujinoriya Tunnel, and we suddenly had a spill, riding our motorcycle, traveling the world! And then one day, we had a stumble and landed in the tunnel, in the dark, amidst the dimmed radiance of lights. Shio and I were alone, with no one to help, and we make out and such, knowing we had each other… And from out of the blue… my spine was stabbed in the back, like a wayward arrow just pierced into me…"
Shio cried, "I was there! Sato-chan died, after she was stabbed. I cried, and I cried, and I cried, but then, in a miracle, she woke up! My Sato-Chan's okay!"
Steven growled, as he realized, "Junko Enoshima… I knew it…"
Apparently, Sato Matsuzaka was yet another Stand User of Despair, by The Sketch Artist Killer.
Sato wept, "Please, I mean you no harm! I only wanted to heal myself, and instead I'm bedridden! Shio had less damage than me, except she's visiting me, after a scuff! Please, don't hurt me! You would never understand!"
He growled, "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuh?"
She pleaded, "I only drained him of his nutrients, Sendo, right? He's still alive, in case you didn't notice! Besides, you wouldn't dare strike a woman, especially since she's in a hospital bed, now can you?"
He said, "No, I wouldn't… But then again, why did you suddenly move your arms, just now?"
Sato asked, "Eh? My arms?"
He stated, "Divine Moon isn't just a power with Stand-like abilities. It's a boost for Hokuto Shin Ken. You see, Steven Cooke never intended to kill you, right away. I already healed you. That attack on your leg… I fixed it, at the right pressure point in your legs. It should recover your whole body, at ease…"
She looked at her arms and legs, as she moved, "OH? Huh? Wait a minute… Oh, my god… They…"
Shio whispered, "Sato… You can move again… You're healed!"
Sato laughed, "No… Only I could… OH! This is so wonderful!"
She laughed and giggled, as she was happy to be healed. He said, showing no emotion, "Steven Cooke did an honorable thing. I attacked the pressure point on your calf to make sure that your recovery is speedy. You're free to move around, as you see fit. But…"
He glared at her, "That doesn't mean we're done."
Sato asked, as she overjoyed, "What? But I'm happy now! My body is so cured and able, and I am free to move where I please~! My body is happy and healed…" but then gasped, "Except… Wha-, what did you say?"
She turned to him, as she was shaken in fear. He glared at her, "You're right about one thing, Matsuzaka… It's rude of me to hurt you, while you're injured." He cracked his knuckles and said, "You're under arrest."
Sato gasped, and then shrieked, as Steven's chest expanded a bit, ripping his shirt off, "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
POW-POW-POW-POW-POW-POW!
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH-ATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA! WAH-TAAAAAAAA!" he landed a huge barrage of punches at Sato, completely brutal and painful.
Hokuto! Hundred Fist Rush!
SMASH!
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Sato was sent flying, smashing through the window, and flew down five stories to the ground below.
SPLASH!
Luckily, the fountain near the hospital entrance broke her fall.
[Sato Matsuzaka – Sugar Sugar Candy Girl: DEFEATED]
Shio ran out, as she wailed, "SATO-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"
He smirked, as he exhaled, "It's about time Steven Cooke got a win in this backwards city… It may have some shitty Stand Users, but Steven Cooke knows when he wins. And Steven Cooke wins, alright."
Shio ran all the way to Sato, as Sato was still unconscious and battered. She fished her out of the fountain and bawled to her lifeless body.
Sato Matsuzaka's hospital stay was extended even further, thanks to Steven Cooke, who gave her a warning: "If you ever use your Stand again to heal yourself, Steven Cooke will come back and kill you instantly." However, it's rather enviable that she gets nursed back to help by Shio, which is a win-win for her.
Steven Cooke, in a new shirt, walked past Shio and Sato, while on the phone. He called, "Tsukasa, Kagami, call Princeton. Get him to Fujinoriya Tunnel and heal him. The Stand User's dealt with already. Goodbye."
He hung up, as Shio sobbed, angry at Steven. He glared at her, "I advise that you tell your lover that I mean it, when I said that I'd kill her…"
Shio bawled, "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Of course, she got the message.
He walked off and smiled, "Okay. Good morrow, ladies." He left Shio alone, as she was dragging Sato back to her hospital room. Steven smirked, as he felt better about himself, "I still got it… Never have someone be intimidated by me, that easily… Though, I feel sorry for scaring a kid…"
Shio then thought, "Wait… What's a Stand?"
As for Kazuki…
While Steven was returning with Tsukasa and Kagami, Chazz and the rest of the Aces arrived, and Chazz healed him with Ojama Star.
Kazuki moaned, as he said, "Huh… So, what happened? Lemme guess, Steven Cooke did it?"
Asahi said, "Steven got it done. The Stand User's been neutralized."
Kazuki smirked, "What a relief."
Asahi nudged at Chazz, quietly glaring at him with a smile, "Now, Chazz… Do you have anything to say to Mr. Sendo?"
He moaned, "OW! Knock it off! I'll apologize! Jesus Christ!"
Kazuki was confused, as Chazz said to him, "Look, Sendo…" Asahi growled, as Chazz sighed in anger, "Sendo-sensei… About our differences, I'm sorry I conned you, back then… and well…"
Kazuki said, "Say no more… All is forgiven. And I promise not to lash and plot revenge on you or any of The Gang. But still, don't you think it's deplorable to be saved, by the likes of any of you?"
He explained, as Chazz was seething, "I mean, I didn't need any of your help, after all. Just because you guys hate me, over one girl, who was my childhood friend. And yet she joined your violent and moronic troupe, all for gain and knowledge in the AUs. And just to be clear, this isn't a favor, deserving of payment…"
Chazz snarled, "Why… you…"
Asahi calmed him down and said, "NO!" She then smirked, "Let me handle this…"
She unleashed Idol Diamond, as Kazuki gasped, "Wait… Wait! Asahi, put down the Stand!"
The others watched on, as Chazz smirked, "Good grief…"
…he still hates The Gang AND Chazz Princeton, only lesser than before now.
POW! SOCK! WHAM!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
Though, Asahi Sakurai taught Kazuki Sendo a lesson about friendship. And he NEVER plotted revenge on The Gang, ever again…
Meanwhile, in Tsukasa's house, Kagami opened the box, and pulled out a huge supercomputer, which was about three feet tall and wide. Kagami sighed, "Now all that's left is to install it."
And the Hiiragi Sisters, on the other hand, were able to bring in their huge box, which was a packaged delivery to them.
At Yume no Tochi, Haruno was sitting in her office, waiting for her cellphone to return. She grumbled, "He said he was going to return it… Where is he?"
And after all the chaos with Sugar Sugar Candy Girl, Haruno Aiko never got her cellphone back… Steven Cooke forgot about it…
Episode 50 – The End
Steffi returned and said, "Uh… I lied… It turns out Episode 52 will be the last episode… From what I read, there are more Stand Users that are yet to be revealed. OH! And expect Junko and Otome to meet, in the finale. Stay tuned~!"
Meanwhile, in Nagisa's house, he found a small blue cat, lying on the stoop of the doorway. He then said, "Aw, what is this? I never knew this cat came here."
While the drama has subsided in F City for now, more trouble and despair falls this city, as Otome Saotome and Junko Enoshima resume their lust for despair and death!
Who's next to attack The Gang, heading one step closer to the evil despair duo?
To be continued…