Tanukichi was trapped in the plane, and surrounded by the Stand, Master Cook, which is a living Stand, controlled by nobody, only activated from the Stand User being dead. And what's more, it can trigger movement. Tanukichi was trapped, as he saw the Stand, nearing the red beanbag that pulsates from June's Devil Princess power. If you recall, last time, June, Beth, and Nanao all suffered from the Stand, Master Cook. And now with the others out, and the plane heading to Sardinia, it's up to Tanukichi Okuma to save them. Only problem is… how?

Act V: Episode 10, Chapter 4: My Spirit is Yours, Tanukichi…
Wonder Man is Born!

Tanukichi crept off, as he whispered, "I can't let that thing get to it, nor I can move an utter inch… otherwise, I'd be dead. I cannot fail Kana and the others. I'm so sorry, everyone. If it feeds on the beanbag, it goes after me, next. Still, why bother, if June can use her left arm?"

He turned around, heading to the closet. He then felt a button on the chair. "The button? Of course, it'll recline the chairs. That way, it'll be en route out of this nightmarish situation."

Tanukichi wants to get to the bag, which is imbued in June's powers. June, Beth, and Nanao all suffered severe injuries from Master Cook, and it cost June her right arm. Only Kana doubted that her left arm is useful. Tanukichi knew that it's the only way, but unless it gets to him, or anything that moves fast, it could be over.

He stepped forward, but panicked, "What am I thinking? I can't rush like that, willy-nilly! That's stupid of me to do so! Forget it. I'll wait in the closet!"

He pressed the button, as he gasped, "What the hell? What am I doing? I didn't want to press it!"

Master Cook noticed it. Okuma gasped, "Shit! It found out! But screw it! Desperate times call for desperate measures!"

The Stand attacked the chair, as he thought, "It's like it had a mind of its own… my body reacted on its own. This isn't making any sense. I said to NOT press the button, but somehow I did, anyway." He looked at the bag and said, "At least it gave me a bit of closure on this. I can move on and grab the bag, and break for Koumoto and Emily!"

He walked forward and whispered, "Now or never… walk like a slow turtle… or a slow ooze of bean paste. Grab the bag, then make a break for it… Come on, Tanukichi… Do it… Your life depends on it."

Master Cook returns, as he gasped, "It came back. And it already destroyed the seat. Looks like I'm back to square one. But I can't recline that seat, anymore. Luckily, there's plenty of seats to go around."

He pressed another button, and Master Cook attacked another seat. He smiled, "Good… Now, slow and deliberate… and hurry, before it finishes another seat."

But then, a tentacle grabbed onto his ankle. He gasped, "What? How did it sense me?" He saw red stuff leak down, and he gasped, "That liquid… Did that fleshy thing saw me bleed? No… wait…" He remembered the first seat, "Something was on that seat."

It attacked Tanukichi, and he screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Suddenly, his pants leg ripped off, removing it and his right shoe. He gasped, "What the-?" The Stand was trapped in his cloth, and then gasped, "How did that happen? My shoe just fell off? It slid off my foot. But why?"

He held the arm of the chair, and it was burning a bit. A female voice called, "Tanukichi… Have faith in me… and your friends… You'll always be that huge ballsack of a pervert I loved."

"Ah-? Ayame?"

Her ghost appeared, as she smiled, "Tanukichi… It's me…"

Okuma whispered, as he was in tears, "You… You saved me?"

She smirked, "Sorry, but it wasn't me, this time… You did all this."

"Me?"

A male voice called, "That's your opportunity, Tanukichi. Grab that red bag, and hurry!"

"Who said that?" He turned around, and saw Ayame, sitting next to a figure in gray and white skin, with panties over his face. "What the hell is that?"

The male figure siad, "Never fear, Tanukichi Okuma, I am your Dark Knight."

Ayame said, "I hate to tell you this… but this, uh, guy… He's your Stand."

"MY WHAT?" He gasped. "You did this, didn't you, Ayame? You brought that thing to me, as a gift?"

The Stand spoke, "Wrong. It was within you, since birth. Your birth, to be exact. But remained dormant, since you made the right and honorable choice of quitting the DNC. And not once, I have ever left your side. I'm considered your very own shield. Your ex-girlfriend forgives you."

Ayame agreed, "I did forgive you… He speaks the truth. And I wanted to help you awaken him…" She added, "And yes, we're breaking up, since I am dead as a cold nipple on a naked skank's corpse; literally, I'm dead."

He chuckled, "Same old Ayame…"

The Stand said, "This is no time to play games! I'm telling you to grab that bag to save your friends! You made that decision. Protecting June's hand sets your long road to redemption. But you hesitate. What would I do?"

"I don't even know who you are!" He sobbed, "Who or what are you?"

"I was the one who repelled that beast off your shoe and pant leg. I am simply your essence. I was birthed, by your pure heart, only for it to be dormant, until the day arrived, when your soul finally reveals its true form. Ayame Kajou once had it, and she gave it away to Beth Nevins, as a gift. And now, I'm your gift, Tanukichi."

Ayame said, "Do as your Stand says, and get June's hand from that stupid lobster cutter! Do it, before he tries to snap off your penis!"

He cried, "Give me a sec to process this!"

The Stand said, "You already made your decision, now do it. If you keep it at harm, you'll give the others a chance at life. June Nevins can function Devil Princess, but how can she with just her left arm?"

He nodded, and whispered, "You're right… But if I can't take it… then what?"

He dashed forward, and roared, "Not just for Ayame, and not just for June… I'm going to make sure that this dick-chopper doesn't win!" He leapt forward and grabbed the beanbag. He then dashed to another seat, as Master Cook snarled, chasing after it. But he was trapped.

"I don't know what comes next! I grabbed the bag, but I'm about to die! Ayame, please help me! AYAME!" He shrieked.

Ayame smiled, "No. I won't help you, Tanukichi..." She smirked, as his hand sank into the seat, "You've grown up so fast, like your huge cock and balls, babe."

He went through the seat, and then gasped, "Wha-?" The Stand spoke, "Ayame no longer helps you. You acted that, only your own. Our ability makes the seat malleable!"

"Malleable?" Okuma gasped, and Master Cook slammed into the malleable elastic seat, only to be caught like a net. He sighed and said, "That was close. My goodness… But wait, Ayame was of no help? How? You mean… That's… I did that?"

Master Cook flung off, hitting the wall, breaking off its limb. He said, "Unbelievable… I did that? Malleable?! I know it's crazy, but I slipped through the seat, and suddenly, the thing suddenly got hurt. My powers just ripped a chunk off of that body. It stopped bullets, catch a speeding plane, even destroy objects moving at high speed. But when it hits a still object, it breaks apart like grounded hamburger meat."

The Stand said, "You have proven yourself, Tanukichi Okuma. Your powers made you defy your own cowardice. In the process, you saved June's life, before that thing can devour it. You've grown much powerful than before, mentally and emotionally, as well. Your powers are able to transform objects into malleable matter, even stronger than diamonds! Yet it remains soft!"

Master Cook reemerges, as Okuma said, "I get it… We're the same entity! But I got to get out of sight!" He dashed off to the closet, as The Stand called, "What are you doing? Stay perfectly still!"

Ayame smiled, "No, he knows what he's doing."

He screamed, as he made it, "HURRY! I make this closet door elastic! HURRY, BEFORE IT GETS ME! You want to come and get me, because I got a new power? Well, come get some, you son of a bitch!" He slammed the door shut, and Master Cook charged through the door. It stretched through, and it flung off. He gasped and sighed, "Shit… The way things are going, I might not make it. I know I'm a Stand User now… but what good are they? The user's already dead, and nothing can stop this murderous blob."

The Stand said, "Kajou says that we should stay still. Kana Koumoto's at the cockpit with the others. That's our primary goal."

Okuma cried, "Easy for you to say! June's bag is throbbing, like a pulsating geiger counter! My powers are useless! It turns things soft, for fuck's sake!"

Master Cook appeared and set its sights on the clock! It assaulted the clock, but it was soft and plushy. He gasped, "The clock?"

It was ticking, and Master Cook punched at it. The Stand said, "I must've misspoke… You must stay still, but move very slowly, as the second hand. The clock was softened, because it slowly moves the second hand. You must reach the cockpit, without being caught." It grabbed an iron pipe and said, "As long as your movements don't exceed to the second hand, you can escape to the cockpit! In truth, as you move slowly like the glacier in winter, you must also posess all the power like an iron vice."

It stabbed Master Cook and added, "That is why I told you to remain still! Time to turn this meatsack into grounded feces! Pezzo di merda! Why won't you just die already? MAKE THIS EASY ON YOURSELF! YOU WANT TO CROAK, SO DO IT!" It mulched it into rotten meat.

It vaporized, as Okuma whispered, "Amazing… This vile Stand is a killer, but now, it's mutilated into rotting flesh." He then asked, "Uh… I never got your name… I know you're me, so… Tell me, are you like me, an Okuma?"

The Stand smirked, "Well, you could say that. But… You can call me… as Ayame dubbed it, with your permission…" It posed and said, "I am called WONDER MAN!"

Okuma gasped, "Wonder Man?" He smiled, "Stupid name, but I like it. We're a team, Wonder Man!" he signaled the nub sign to his own Stand, and Wonder Man signaled back, "Yeah!"

Ayame smiled and said, "Tanukichi… Take care of him for you. You're on your own. And thank you…"

He gasped, "NO! WAIT! I… I never got to say goodbye…"

She smiled and said, "Then do it. Thanks to your bravery, Beth & Nanao won't die from their wounds. That June Nevins… She is a special one. She's a giver of life. But watching her has made you more mature than before. Who knows? Maybe you'll date her?"

"Oh, please!"

"I'm kidding! When we leave this behind… once the mission is over. But don't worry. My spirit… is within you…"

She kissed him, and then vanished into thin air. He then smiled, as he and Wonder Man escaped to the cockpit, "Goodbye, Ayame! And thank you! Thanks to you, I can finally open up for myself! And it starts with saving June Nevins and her friends! I promise, June Nevins! When we're finished here, The Boss will be bucked, fucked, and out of luck, because we're a team! FOR THE NEW GANG!"

Suddenly, he heard the sound of the engines rumbling. He cried, "Aw, NOW WHAT?"

At the cockpit, Kana asked, "What the hell was that?"

Tanukichi sat down, as Emily said, "I'll make sure the engines are working properly. That, I can do examine."

She gasped, as she said, "Tanukichi!"

He said, "It's alright. June's always one step ahead. Guess what?"

Emily cried, "Okuma, there's no time! You have to hurry here, and soon!" She whispered, "Listen up… Move slowly, and come to me. Kana told me everything, about this Stand. It took down June, Beth, and Kashima-san, but I can fix them. We're not beaten yet. But I'm asking you that you carefully approach me."

Mossan cried, "We're at 7,000 meters! Now 6,800! 6,600! Damn it! We're dropping like a bunch of rocks! But I don't know what!"

Kana said, "As to why we are falling, it'll have to wait. I know the answer… but I am at a complete loss on what to do about it."

Emily called, "Okuma, slowly hurry."

He called, "NO! Let me have my say, first!"

Emily yelled, as he sat up, "What did I say about moving, Okuma?"

He gasped, as he figured it out, "No… You mean… You mean… It can't be!"

Emily asked, "Wait… What are you-? No! You mean, that thing can-?"

Kana said, "June said that this thing can latch on to moving objects. Once it captures it, it devours them. Right now, the plane's engines. In a word, they've been eaten!"

Emily & Okuma gasped in horror. Mossan cried, "WHAT? That thing just ate the engines?!"

The left turbine exploded from the plane, as the Stand continues to grow, devouring from the back way. Emily called, "Okuma, please hurry! Look at me, and not look back! And move slowly!"

Okuma turned around and saw a huge lobster creature, pulsating from the back seats. It was Master Cook!

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING?" He shrieked.

Mossan cried, "We're losing altitude! That thing is keeping us from flying! We're about to get a crash-landing to the ground! Of course, we're not going to crash, at all! The engines are about to blow!"

He thought, "No way… There's no way of ending this thing? It was evaporated, and destroyed for good! Oh, shit! I forgot! The engines are behind the closet! A cell or two must've passed through a small crevice in the closet, and made its way towards the engine room!"

Kana called, "We're about to make an emergency crash-landing! Aim at the Tyrrhenian Sea! We have to land in the water, and then we'll sail our way to Sardinia!" She thought, "An emergency landing… It's our only chance left. But even so, if it's a miracle that we survive in one piece, it'll still try to hunt us down! This Stand has no weaknesses! It's unstoppable!"

Emily called, "Tanukichi, don't run. Just walk slowly to us."

He dashed forward, as Kana cried, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

Emily yelled, "YOU IDIOT! You want to die?"

He called out, "I don't see you make a plan! But what difference does it make? Even if I move slow, it'll still latch onto me, anyways! But it's worth the gamble! Emily, Kana, when I get in, slam the door!"

He slammed the door, and cried, "Now you three skanks get your fucking ass in the turtle!"

Emily yelled, "But that door! It's-!"

The door stretched, and the others were shocked. He smirked, "All too easy."

Kana gasped, "Uncanny… That's…"

Emily whispered, "So, it is true."

Mossan cried, "Don't tell me. He's a-."

He nodded, "Sorry… but an emergency landing is out of the question! If you want to live and see Sardinia, with your own eyes, I say that we…" Wonder Man appeared and shouted, "BUST THIS DEATH TRAP!"

It rapidly punched the plane and roared, "WONDER FIST!" Okuma cheered, "This is a job for… WONDER MAN!"

The girls were absorbed in the elastic cockpit, as Kana cried, "This boy… He's… Since when did you get Stand abilities!" Mossan added, "The glass, the walls, they're like made of rubber!" And Emily continued, "I knew it! Okuma, you have a Stand! I have always had my hunch!"

Okuma stated, "Well, don't you worry! This mutant meat loaf wants a need for speed, so we're sending that bastard flying! But he's about to learn…"

The cockpit broke apart, as the others sailed in the air, like a parachute. He continued, "A falling plane moves faster than a parachute!"

KABOOM!
"EAT IT, BITCH MEAT!" Okuma jeered. The plane exploded, and it fell into the waters.

Mossan said, "That was a close call. But without a plane, traveling to Sardinia will be tricky. Even so, we should be safe for now. The Boss may know that we perished, but she has no clue. It's genius, right? We shook of the famiglia, and they never even saw it coming!"

Emily added, "Which means, we have time on our hands, and to hunt down that bitch, like a rabid dog!"

Kana said, "I'm sorry, but we're not out of the woods yet. That creature somehow survived, after the explosion, but it's hard to say if it'll ever return and get us. I say it's a matter of seconds. But I will personally end it, for good! My Alt R.C. will finish the job!"

A small chunk of Master Cook emerged from Mossan's hair. She gasped, "WHAT? But how? We roasted it!"

Kana cried, "I'm at a loss! It just came out of nowhere! It has no weaknesses of any kind! We're going to follow June's lead, and use velocity to get rid of it!"

Emily cried, "Wait, think twice about it! You're gonna lose your arms for this one! June lost her right arm, and she's doing alright! But you're not like her!"

Kana rapidly punched at this thing, as Mossan cried, "YOU IDIOT! Don't be a hero, Kana!"

Okuma said, "Sorry, Kana. But Mossan's right. No one is throwing their lives away, anytime soon." Wonder Man wags its finger and said, "What happens next for our mutated freak?"

SLASH!
Wonder Man hacked off its grip, sending it plummeting to the waters below. Okuma said, "By the way, this belongs to June." He held up the pulsating bag and Mossan gasped, "What?"

Emily smiled, "Same old June. Okuma, you're a real lifesaver. If that thing devoured it…"

Master Cook plunged into the sea, as Tanukichi signaled with the Nub pose, and called out, "Arrivederci!"

SPLASH!
Master Cook sunk down, thus ending its rampage. It screamed and wailed, as the waters were tearing it apart, screaming for its life.

[Master Cook: Doomed to chase the endless waves of the sea]
On rare occasions, a speedy vessel moves faster than the waves. It strikes out in a ravenous embrace. The seize of its watery purgatory would be known by fishermen as the "Bowels of the Tyrrhenian". It is where the waters go to, where sailors die.

And thus, doomed forever to haunt the Tyrrhenian Sea, Master Cook, the Stand that never dies, remains in sea, with a new purpose.

As for our heroes, Tanukichi calls out, "Girls… I want to thank you. But most importantly, Ayame… that was for you. Thank you, Ayame Kajou. And goodbye." He then boomed, "And hello to you, you cunt-face of a boss! We'll unveil your veil, and it starts with Sardinia! Looking forward to your meeting, lady"

He boasts, as he regain new confidence, thanks to his Stand, Wonder Man!

Meanwhile, reports show that a private plane crash landed into the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 50 kilometers northeast to Sardinia, shortly after taking off from Marco Polo International. At this time, the incident remains a mystery. All passengers were unaccounted for.

Meanwhile, in Venice, The Boss was typing on her laptop, with many files and photos of members of the traitors to the famiglia, including June, Kana, Emily, and Okuma. The cleaning lady was about to enter, as she was close.

"They crash-landed in Sardinia. I thought I might get away from the past… yet it still remains its rose-stained head. Well, there goes my short-lived peace. A mere interloper would be an annoyance. But family… Family makes it much harder to understand. But blood is simply blood." She examined the files and said, "Well, might as well move on. Three of my elite guards are slain. Once I blot out this annoyance from my existence, then I will forever remain the pinnacle of success and status."

She viewed a photo of Zenjuro in Sardinia. She then reminisced.

"Several days after Ludicolo gave orders to protect the Okuma Family, those traitors scoured this apartment. It was where Okuma's father used to call home in Venezia. But none of them noticed, until recently, Tanukichi greeted the day from this very room. And every day, he spent his life, pouring over one photograph… the one photo his father cherished, more than anything."

A photo of Zenjuro in Sardinia was printed out, and The Boss took it. She hissed, "There's no confusing this date. I'm certain of it. It was fifteen years ago, the summer of 2004. It was incredible that it slipped through my nose." She growled, "Blast it! Moronic sentimental TRASH!" Crimson War Goddess destroyed the laptop in a rage. She hissed, "Their plane crashed and burned into a watery grave, no survivors, yet they still live… I feel it in my flesh. The boy's powers have finally awakened. He radiates life in his body, as he nears Sardinia. If Mossan had any involvement in flying that plane, then there's no doubt. That fat cow is still alive, too. Prog Tech must never reach the location in the picture! It's repressed, but the memory will resurface, eventually. I'm certain of that much. He hasn't forgotten. But when they arrive, the memories will return. He'll remember that it was here, when it happened. The woman that took the photo of a perverted old man… was me. That point in time must never be subjected to Prog Tech's replay!" She held up the photo and replied, "It's settled… I have to go… alone. I have to prevent those traitors to finding out the truth. This is the one and only task I can entrust to myself."

The lady entered the room, and in a split-second, The Boss, and everything she had in her room, vanished in thin air. Her motive was clear - She's going to Sardinia.

Episode 10 - The End

The Boss makes her grand entrance… in the next chapter. A glimmer and boost of hope engulfs everyone, including Beth & Tanukichi. Will they achieve the answers to The Boss's identity?

To be continued…