They went to the revolving doors. Azusa went to the steps, and she nodded. Krystle hid behind the pillar. She saw a man in a red scarf and a brown jacket. He had brown hair. Azusa said, "Good. He's an informant for the Speedwagon Foundation. Good thing he's in disguise."

Krystle peeked and said, "That's him… According to the Speedwagon Foundation, I'll deliver the disc to him. Azusa will be the one, and she entrusts him. Good luck, Azu–." She gasped, as she saw the jacket. But that's not all… He has a disc in his head.

"It's funny… I remembered everything…" The man said, "But… Do you have a pass permit to enter the courtyard?"

Azusa gasped, as Krystle cried, "THAT MAN! HE'S A GUARD! AZUSAAAAAAAAAAA!"

BANG! BANG!
Azusa was shot in the stomach. She dropped the disc, and Krystle was shocked. The guard said, "I say that's a no… And I do not recognize you, so you must be helping Prisoner FE40536 escape."

Jace gasped, hearing gunshots, "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? What the hell happened?"

Ritsu was inside, as she hissed, "I never intended on turning Krystle Giese in… Sounding the alarm was all subterfuge. I planned ahead. Having the guard patrol the courtyard was the perfect decision."

Azusa fell, as she was shot. Krystle snarled, "You son of a bitch!"

Last time, Krystle and Azusa succeeded in reaching the courtyard… However, Ritsu planted a guard she controlled to stop them. Ritsu's betrayal to The Watchers had begun. Budo saw everything from the Men's Prison and gasped, "A-Azusa… No…" he ran off and cried, "I have to warn Ritsu! Night Samba struck! He knew! The disc in his head… We were set up! Azusa, don't die on me, my love!"

He raced off, as he went past Farra. She asked, "Huh? What's his deal?" She walked off and sighed, "When's Krystle done with her mission? I wanna go home." She looked at her phone and saw some missed calls from Percival. She groaned, "He wants me to forgive him… Fucking nerd. Let him wait… He has his problems in New York, I have mine."

Asahi called, "Hey, Farra! You hear gunshots?"

Farra said, "Yeah… What about it?"

"They came from the courtyard… You don't think…"

Farra gasped, "No… Don't tell me…"


Episode 10 - Chapter 3: The New Generation's Pale Snake…
Night Samba!


Ritsu smirked, as she was waiting. She said, "So ends Krystle Giese… In the end, she dies in my hand… by someone else."

Jace growled, "Bastard… Did he… He set Krystle up? No… She was shot… It can't be… Can it?"

As Ritsu waited, she narrated, as she held her key card, "At last, things are going to plan. Krystle Giese dies, just like her brother… But there's more… What I wouldn't do to betray my friends, all for my own goal." She whispered, "Heaven…"


May 2012…

About a decade ago, I wanted to study about these worlds, namely the Moji Mikisa. Azusa Nakano recruited me to help. I offer to learn more, naturally I was still a College Student, learning the ways of the universe. This Alternate World Mix-Up was created… for a purpose. And Azusa wanted to find the answers.

Ritsu was with Azusa, as she explained her goal, "As a Watcher, it is our duty to learn more of this universe, and find a way to fix it, before anything chaotic occurs. I believe you will know many a history, through fan-fiction and fan-fact, science fiction and science fact. What is fictional can be reintroduced as reality. We are to make sure that the balance shifts to borderline. Even heavenly outcomes, or peaceful moments, or end of war, death, and despair can lead to ruination. That is why The Watchers are to make sure… that history doesn't repeat itself."

Ritsu asked, "What exactly is it that started the Moji Mikisa, and how do we remedy it?"

Azusa held up a book with Jonathan Joestar and DIO on the cover, "Only this… We are going to stop history from repeating itself, like in 2012… You see, what happened that day, in 2012… it was the start of the Moji Mikisa. November 11th, 2011… months before the true hellscape began… The Moji Mikisa was birthed… by a man named Enrico Pucci. He was a priest in a prison called Green Dolphin Street Prison, aka The Aquarium. On this day, around this time, Pucci changed the worlds, using his powerful item called a Stand."

She told me the story of a true family history, marred with a lot of blood and sadness… This family was called "The Joestars". I learned about the moments that occurred, including their family history, throughout over a century.
Jonathan Joestar, the British Gentleman…
Joseph Joestar, the fun-loving Hamon user…
Jotaro Kujo, savior to all humanity and Stand-kind…
Josuke Higashikata, the flamboyant son of Joseph…
Giorno Giovanna, son of DIO, and an Italian Mafioso…
And Jolyne Cujoh, the daughter of Jotaro…

Azusa gave me this knowledge, including what happened in March of 2012… the day the Moji Mikisa was born. Of course, this was months after the horrible occurrence happened. But what reason is this universal fusion and alternate world mind fuck came to pass? And why?

Five years later, my life took a turn, as I was summoned to investigate Egypt, the very site of where the vampire and man fought – The Immortal DIO Brando and the Invincible Jotaro Kujo. The year was 1988, and these two shared a bond of war, as Jotaro's allies fell in the battle. Jotaro emerged victorious, as he eliminated the man that lived for hundreds of years, who developed an ability to stop time itself. Jotaro possessed that power, as well, as he became a legend in these worlds, until his death, on the day the Moji Mikisa was born – by a man who knew DIO, Father Enrico Pucci. He was a Chaplain in a church, and served as a preacher in Green Dolphin Street Prison. His motives were clear, but we never knew what his goal was.

That same day, I met a woman who is beautiful, and funny enough, she also has DIO's abilities. We met at a local souk in Egypt, and we got into a "sudden relationship".

One evening, she invited me over for tea. In reality, I wanted to kill her, or gain knowledge on the secrets behind the Moji Mikisa… but one day, she said to me…

MIO was sitting in her chair, holding up a cup of tea, "If someone wished to go to Heaven, there may be a way."

Her words were devastating. She was a beautiful woman, mature and very gorgeous, with an aura that says she has lived for thousands of years. At the time, I finished College, and officially joined The Watchers to learn the answers.

MIO said to her, "Hey, don't look at me, that way. I was talking about the human mind. It's not like I am telling you to go die. This Heaven pertains to our spirits, where they go after death. As your spirit evolves, so too is your power. Where they ultimately end up fascinates me." Ritsu stared at her, as MIO continued, "Surely, you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's there, one will find true happiness. That is, if they can make it into Heaven, of course. But I'm aware. Joy and Hope cannot be found by having an invincible body, vast riches, or even reigning over all humanity." She grinned, "In the end, the true winner – is the one who experiences Heaven, itself. That's why I hope to get there, someday… no matter what the cost."

"And how are you going to achieve that, exactly?" Ritsu asked her, in a glare.

MIO smiled, "Ah, yes. Well… I wrote the process in a notebook. Have you ever heard of DIO Brando? He, too, longed for Heaven, and he failed. Let alone, he tried… but now it's my turn. I did manage to ascertain his notes, and wrote it for my very own, in case I ever lose them."

"DIO's Notes?"

"Of course. They are the keys to Heaven." She finished her tea and said, "One day, meet me in Egypt. I will show it to you, there. If I ever need help to figure this out, I will need you to assist me."

MIO intrigued me into learning more about Heaven. Her words were just and true… I wanted to learn about Heaven, myself… However…

Chazz Princeton burned the notebook to ashes, with his lighter. He walked away, as the fire grew bigger.

By the time I arrived to learn how to get to Heaven, I was already too late. The notebook she obtained was burned to ash… by a man named Chazz Princeton. Princeton laid eyes on the notes, and as soon as he left, the information was sealed with him.

This happened after The Gang left Egypt. Because of him, the details of obtaining Heaven were gone forever; along with the woman that wished to go to Heaven that DIO Brando couldn't – MIO Akiyama. She was slain and killed by none other than Krystle Giese's brother, Peter Giese.

Azusa and I departed and agreed to find more answers to the notes that DIO and MIO procured, aiming for the chance to go to Heaven. After my time with MIO ended, I returned to The Watchers… The information MIO gave me was all I needed.

Azusa nodded, "I see… DIO and Pucci… They wanted to find and achieve Heaven."

Ritsu kneeled to Azusa and said, "I apologize if I failed… I was with MIO, and learned more about the plan… DIO… He was hoping to go to heaven… And Pucci tried to go there, himself… because they were loyal to each other…"

Azusa said, "That explains a lot… So, the plan was to reach heaven? We must make sure that it doesn't happen." She showed the diary and said, "I salvaged some of DIO's Diary, before it was burned away… And the clues that obtain it… It makes sense…"

"Let me see them."

"I can't. I don't trust you to hold these notes." Azusa said, as Ritsu growled, "MIO may have influenced you, since you were close to her, lately. So, I don't think I want to trust these notes to you. Either way, we cannot endure another Moji Mikisa…"

"Another?"

"If this happens again, the plan to obtain Heaven… the fabric of reality and fiction will destroy everything. Meaning, another Moji Mikisa may come to pass… or it could lead to extinction of all life, no matter what kind it is."

She walked off, as Ritsu said calmly, "What if someone else was to learn about DIO or MIO? If someone has that knowledge, the same knowledge that Pucci tried and failed, only to create this nightmarish realm, and he gets it right, without casualties… Would the universe and multiverse still be saved from a grizzly fate, such as this?"

Azusa barked, "Why say this nonsense, Ritsu? Of course, it wouldn't! Pucci reset this universe, twice… It cannot be reset again!"

Ritsu replied, "I understand… I was curious to know if there was a remedy that prevents Armageddon." She bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry. But I did learn something…"

"And that is?"

"This realm… This is how the Joestars existed… but what if there was another universe with the Joestars in different worlds? Do you think it's possible that he hopped realms, before his passing? Was this world connected to another, when Pucci made the jump?"

Azusa replied, as she held the diary, "A thoughtful theory, Ritsu… But it's impossible to say. Sometimes, there are questions that have very little answers… or perhaps none at all."

Azusa walked away, as Ritsu was a bit disturbed.

Six years passed, I remained loyal to Azusa and Budo, and the rest of The Watchers, until I bided my time. I waited patiently for MY chance to obtain the memories… The memories that Azusa only behold, other than Chazz Princeton, Peter Giese, and the late Jotaro Kujo, so that I relive that moment, when he read the notebook.

Earlier, Peter's disc was removed from his head, containing Darkness Devil and his own memories.

But even so, Peter Giese's disc was Step One. HIS disc has Darkness Devil, the Stand that surpassed MIO. Now all that's left is for him to decay like a lifeless mummy. And even though his sister acted quite unpredictably at this prison, my plan has already come to pass.
My betrayal to The Watchers has been completed. It's all taken care of. And now, I have but one task left…


Farra called, "CASSIE! EMERGENCY!" She and Asahi were running down the halls, as Cassandra asked, "Eh? What's wrong?"

"Just now, gunshots were made in the courtyard."

"QUE?" Cassandra cried, "Krystle! We have to hurry to the courtyard!"

Asahi stopped and asked, "Hey… Why are the clouds growing dark?"

Farra said, "That's because it's going to rain. Lots of hurricanes and tornadoes, here in Florida." She thought, "Strange… The weather said it's sunny today… Why are we having a rain storm? And there's currently no hurricanes, as far as I know." She shook her head and roared, "AAH! COME ON! FORGET THE WEATHER! LET'S MOVE!"

The girls raced off, as trouble was brewing in the courtyard.

XXXXX

Ritsu walked off, as Jace gasped, "Wait… Was she shot? Krystle got shot? But by who? Was it the guard? Dammit! Is Night Samba nearby, lurking, or was it a ruse? That bastard set us all up. But why is the priest calmly leaving?"

The doors slowly closed, as Ritsu was walking away. He cried, "KRYSTLE!" He collapsed and groaned, "Agh… Goddammit… Jace be hurting… real bad… That shithead…"

"The guard in control will take care of retrieving Darkness Devil. Krystle Giese's dead now. All that's left is to take Azusa Nakano's memories, once she's preoccupied. So, there's no reason to stay here, anymore." Ritsu walked down the halls and said, "My job is finished. While the guard finishes off Krystle Giese, I'll make my way back to the chapel."

The guard approached a disc near Azusa's body, as she was shot earlier. She croaked, "N-No…"

The guard said, "What was I doing? Oh, right, the disc. My orders were to kill you, but I don't remember. Oh yes, what was it? It was a disc." He then held his gun and said, kicking the disc away, "Thing is… I can't seem to remember. I have forgotten who gave me these orders."

Krystle hid behind a pillar and whispered, "That bastard… Is that… No, if he grabs the disc, it's over. My brother… He has to live. But she said not to come out for anything… Shit, were we set up?" She watched, as she saw the disc, near his feet, "Good… He didn't grab it. He's as airheaded as my brother… except this asshole is evil."

Jace slammed his hand onto the door, and he was panting for air, "K-Krystle…"

The guard aimed at Azusa and hissed, "Doesn't matter. "I was ordered to kill Krystle Giese, for good. I was given orders to completely blast Krystle's head off with this gun. But since she's not here, you'll do just nicely, you bitch."

Krystle snarled, "I don't have a choice… Save her, or take the disc… Either way, I'm screwed. If I take the disc, he'll kill Azusa… but if I save her now, all this would be for nothing!" She roared, "AGH! GODDAMN IT! I have to rescue her!" She dashed off and went after the guard.

Jace was badly hurt, and he growled, "Ungh… There's nothing more I can do… Krystle… My hour of need… and I'm useless…"

"NOW YOU DIE, YOU LITTLE BITCH!" The guard fired at Azusa.

"LEAVE HER ALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!" Krystle shouted, as she went closer.

BANG!
Azusa was shot in the head. But…
"Huh?"
He missed. The bullet almost hit Azusa, near the left side of her head. The guard gasped, as did Krystle, as a small blue frog perched on his right forearm. He whispered, "Huh? A frog?"

Another blue frog landed on his head, as he screamed, "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?"

Inside the warehouse, Jace held his hand out, and miasma emitted from his hand. "Johnny B. Badd! There… Usually, my power is to rain on the target with stars and glitter… sharp and painful… but this comes to this. Come to think of it, Buttercup gave me a little of Jade Hornet to make me regenerate a bit, after our battle. I can think of ousting Night Samba. Even so, this is all… I can do… for now…" he thought, as he was badly hurt, "I may not save you, but the least I can do is protect the disc… and even if you're still convicted…"

Ritsu headed to the gate, and suddenly, the frogs started coming down on the ceiling windows. "What? Frogs?"

"…then, you may make it out of here, alive, as well."

Asahi looked up and saw a frog in the window. She gasped, "Hey, there's a frog up here…"

Farra barked, "ASA! Move your ass!"

She heard frogs falling, as Cassandra looked up, "Huh? Ranas?"

Farra asked, "Okay… Why are there frogs in the prison? And how?"

Asahi asked, "Oh, my god… Farra, you're a Floridian! Do you know about this?"

Farra nodded, "Yeah… I do. But I wasn't alive when it happened…"

Cassandra gasped, "My god… There's hundreds of them!"

It was raining frogs! Not just any frogs!

(Farra): Between 1887 and 1974, in Florida alone, it was reported that over 50 cases of fish, frogs, snakes, and sheep fell from the sky. And all this was caused by a tornado or a whirlwind (Well, at least that's what they said.). And there were colorful frogs falling from the sky.

(Cassandra): Colorful? The ranas are azul.

(Farra): Yes. These frogs we are seeing… are poison dart frogs! These frogs live atop trees of Central and South America.

(Asahi): WHAT? How the hell did it rain dart frogs?

Azusa uses a forcefield to block the frogs, but tries to resist the pain. One frog was heading to a prone Azusa, but Krystle knocked it back, using Stone Wind. The guard, however, was trying to avoid the downpour, but there were too many.

Krystle shielded herself with Stone Wind, making a makeshift sheet using her Stand's threads. The frogs bounced off of the sheet. The guard was being slammed by the frogs, and his veins and skin absorbed the poison.

"WHAT THE… FUCK IS THIS SHIT?" The guard hollered, slowly deforming his skin, bubbling from within his pores. He shot at the frogs, but to no avail.

SMASH!
The frogs broke through the windows, raining down on Ritsu. Another frog knocked the key card off her hands, and she gasped, "This is…"

Asahi cried, "AGH! They're coming in!"

Farra screamed, as they hid for cover, "GET BACK!" The girls hid from sight, as some ooze nearly went to Asahi's feet. She trembled and sobbed, "No… Not poisonous dart frogs… Why did it rain frogs?"

Farra said, "Don't go near the frogs. One touch from these wart bastards, and you die. The poison will absorb into your skin… and you get infected internally, in seconds… and there's no cure for that. It carries subcutaneous poisons, so deadly that even native tribesmen use them for blowguns."

Asahi gasped, "No way… It's that strong?"

Cassandra groaned, "Santa Maria… Why is this place raining ranas?"

Farra sobbed, "That's what I like to know!"

Ritsu avoided the downpour, as she held her hand. "Poisonous dart frogs? Now I remember… Once contacted, it takes mere seconds for the poison to enter your body. That's what must be causing this…"

She cried, "NIGHT SAMBA!" She unleashed her Stand and deflected each frog coming at her. She thought, "Was it his doing? I thought he'd be behind the barrel… This is bad! The card key! I lost it!"

She found it, but it was buried with a bunch of dart frogs. She gasped.

Outside, Azusa was still in pain, as Krystle looked at the disc. She was caught between a rock and a hard place; or in this case, a toxic downpour.

"I don't have much time… Those damned frogs! Its poison is seeping into my threads!" She growled, as she took cover from the dart frogs.

Azusa moaned, "Kry… Krystle… Just… run…"

"I can't leave you! You're shot! I'm sorry! This was all my fault! I should've been the one that delivered the disc!"

"No… Even… if the… frogs…" Blood rolled down her mouth and whispered, "I… have… no strength left… I only offered… to deliver the disc… was to protect you…"

Krystle shielded herself and shouted, "YEAH, WELL, LOOK AT THE BULLSHIT NOW! YOU RISKED YOUR LIFE, ONLY TO BE SET UP?"

"To be honest…" Azusa gagged and croaked, "I… I knew… this was all Night Samba's… doing… This was how… Pale Snake cornered Jolyne… Cujou…"

"You mean… You knew, and you risked everything? Even your life?"

"Krystle…" She was fading, "This… was how… the Joestar Bloodline… ended… After… … … Pale Snake… tried to… … … … …" Her last words were silent, and then she passed out in her final breath.

"Azusa…" Krystle sobbed, but frogs were piling onto her thread sheet. "Dammit… I won't let her death be in vain… Only, how the fuck am I going to get through this acid frog rain?"

XXXXX

Kim was watching from inside a cell, "Frogs? Buttercup, is this your doing?"

Buttercup said, "I gave a little of Jade Hornet's power to Jace… I figured he'd rain stars and try to stop the guards… but…"

"She was shot… I saw everything. Krystle Giese is trapped. This girl she trusted was shot, and Krystle is in a predicament. I knew this would happen, somehow…"

Kim prayed, as she sobbed, "Come on… Please, recover the disc. We need a miracle."

XXXXX

Ritsu is in panic, as she was locked near the exit, losing the keycard. She yelled out, "HEY! SOMEONE OPEN THE GATE! DO YOU HEAR ME? ANYONE?"

She unleashed Night Samba to swat the frogs from her presence. She then growled, "Shit, I have to get out of here… Krystle has her brother's disc… but Azusa and Budo are watching me. And I'm trapped, raining frogs all over the place! What'll I do?" She calmed down and said, "No, don't panic… You still have everything under control… Just relax, and hope for the better…"

She started counting, "2… 3… 5… 7… In times of despair, only counting prime numbers will soothe my soul… 11… 13… 17… 19… Prime numbers are solitary numbers that can only be divided by 1 as itself. They gave me strength. 23… 28… no, that's 29. Dammit! These goddamn frogs are ruining my $500 pants! One of them is clinging onto me! 31… 37… Jace Brighton is still in the laundry room, but this isn't his doing… The only person that I know that can rain toxic frogs is the late Weather Forecast. I have no time to find him and interrogate him! Escape is my only option! 41…"

Ritsu kept counting, until she realized, "OH! That's right! The guard that took out Krystle. What happened to him? Is he still under my control?" She called out, "GUARD! Do you hear me? Come back over here and let me out of this place! That is a direct order, guard!"

The guard emerged, only he was deformed and ugly, crying in pain. During his attack on Azusa, he was coated with so much poison that he was slowly dying. She gasped, "What the hell happened to you?"

"F-Father… save me… Please help me…" The guard pleaded, and he dropped his gun, "Please save me from this helllllllllllll!"

She counted, "43… 47… 53… 59… 61…" She thought, "The poison…"

She called out, "So, you do hear me? That's fine! Stay calm and listen to my voice! I want you to give me your card key, and I will help you! Quickly!"

The guard held the card key up and sobbed, "Help me… Please… save me, father!"

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DON'T HOLD IT OUT LIKE THAT, YOU FOOL!" One dart frog knocked the card key off his hand.

The guard screamed, and his skin exploded in gushers of blood. He died from the poison. Ritsu panicked and whimpered, "SHIT! Now what? 67… 71…"

"Ritsu? What the hell's going on here?" Budo arrived and asked, "How did you get in there? And these frogs?"

"It's Budo." She thought. She called out, "Budo, it's you! Please, open this gate for me!"

"Why are there so many frogs?"

"I have no idea! A tornado hit it, maybe? Now please, just hurry!"

"Right. Where's your card key?"

"I lost mine. Now please hurry!" He paused and hesitated, "Uh-oh. I forgot… Azusa is outside. I should meet with her, but…" He paused and said, "Are those… Wait, like before?"

"WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? There's another guard on this side and he's dead! Get some medical help there, but worry about me, first! YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE GATE!"

"I will… but I think Azusa can open it for you!" He paused and whispered, "But that's the problem… Azusa's been shot!" Ritsu gasped, as Budo said, "And the guard that shot her fled. I'll find some help, right away!" He left and called, "Don't worry, Azusa knows everything! She can stop this downpour. Trust me, she knows what she's doing."

"WAIT! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? GET ME OUT OF HERE! NEVER MIND AZUSA! WHAT ABOUT ME?"

"It's fine! But I can't leave you alone… She's dying!"

Ritsu thought, "The guard… He shot the wrong person?!" She grinned, "Perfect…"

Budo called, "Stay calm and wait here, Ritsu! As soon as I get Azusa, we will get you out!"

Ritsu thought, in a menacing aura, "I am calm. But the one who's not calm… 73… 79… is you! You dare abandon me?!"

Budo called, "Be right back! Azusa would never leave a fellow Watcher behind!"

Ritsu boomed, as she unleashed her Stand, "NIGHT SAMBA! GO!" She grabbed a blank CD and said, "Take a disc from my collection and hand it to me!" She kicked the frog to Budo and thought, "I can't control all of them, but one should suffice! Explode after flying ten meters!" She yelled, throwing the disc, "THAT IS A DIRECT ORDER!"

Budo stopped and saw the frog to his right. The disc pierced into the frog.
BOOM!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! MY EYES! AHHHH! RITSU! AZUSA! ANYONE!" Budo screamed in pain, blinded by the poison.

Ritsu smirked evilly, "83… 89… 97… Budo, if you think I'd let you leave here and send for your girlfriend, do not worry… Just open the gate, and I will help you both. That is what you were planning. Besides, why would you help Azusa Nakano first, and not your fellow Watcher? Just come to me, at the sound of my voice, and I will help you."

Ritsu was freed, after a blinded Budo used his powers to open the gate. He was crawling in pain, as Ritsu stayed silent.

"So, they were able to gather Peter Giese's disc I stole… but he said that Azusa was shot. Even so, Azusa Nakano is now my prey… and Krystle Giese's already taken out of the picture, apparently. But she cannot leave the courtyard, alive…"

She walked off, as Budo pleaded, still blinded by the poison, "Ritsu? The gate's open! Now what? Ritsu, take me with you! Ritsu? Ritsu? HEY, RITSU! Where are you? Ritsu?"

XXXXX

Krystle was pinned down by the frogs, as she groaned, "I can't hold out, much longer… These frogs are going to kill me!" She flung the sheet and the frogs flew over.

Ritsu and Night Samba went to the window. Ritsu said, after viewing the mess, "Well, I see I didn't need to take down Azusa, after all. Two birds, one stone."

The frog rain stopped. Night Samba jumped out to the courtyard from the window, and it said, "It finally stopped. The downpour of frogs wasn't much. Nevertheless, the disc is here, somewhere." Ritsu said, "All that's left is to take care of Azusa Nakano… and Krystle Giese." Ritsu smirked, "It was a scary ride, but even this snake can beat a bunch of frogs. Start with Azusa, first; then, retrieve the disc."

Night Samba walked off. Ritsu hid behind the wall and said, "Night Samba's range is 20 meters. Azusa won't know it's really me… nor anybody else, for that matter. But I'm at risk of being caught, out in the open. But I'm out of options. Time to end this charade, and obtain what I came here for."

Azusa was lying on the ground, bleeding heavily. Meanwhile, Krystle was buried within a bunch of dart frogs. The disc containing Peter's memories and Spirit was nearby, near Azusa's frail body. Night Samba appeared and said, "And so ends The Watcher… You know something I don't, fool…"

It said to her, "Wake up… You're on your last breath… and soon, you will perish… But let me help you live again."

Azusa coughed, "Who–? N-No… It's you… … … I was… this close… only to be… set up… by you…"

"My condolences… Budo even tried to help, but he got caught in the frog rain… As for you…"

Azusa sobbed, as she was dying, "I… I still… cannot fail… Your kind… won't… get away…"

The Stand said to her, "Oh, but you have fallen… I only have a present for you, dear kitty…" It held up a CD and grinned, "A gift from me to you, Azusa Nakano, to forever enshrine you in your tomb. Just tell them… Father Tainaka did it…"

SWIPE!
Azusa was slashed in the head, removing a CD from inside her. The Stand replaced it with another disc. Night Samba held up the disc it took and said, "You'll live, but… not like the dead convict, buried within the pile of amphibians. Only you're forever a mannequin…"

Azusa responded, "I am a mannequin. I'm made of wood." She went into a repeated loop, as her body was stiffening.

Ritsu smirked, "I had the liberty of obtaining one of the mannequins in a warehouse… one by Parker Andrews. I figured I would give you her identity, rather than yours…" She was right. Azusa's memories are now becoming a mannequin's curse. Without her identity, she remains frozen and stiff. Night Samba held the disc that contains Azusa's memories, including the message that DIO left behind back in 1987. This was Ritsu's plan, all along.

"She has what I was looking for… But Krystle Giese, not so much. I obtained Azusa's Memory Disc, and there's also Peter Giese's disc, the man that ended MIO… but my job isn't finished." She called, "Night Samba, find the disc!"

The Stand said, "I'll deal with this mannequin, later. Shame that you would form your group, only to fall victim to my hellish landscape." It turned to Krystle and said, "There's Krystle Giese's corpse over there, lying in a pile of dart frogs… The soul of a dead criminal returns to Earth, in the wake of wanting new companions for allies… I heard of that, from within the East, of a story in a similar nature. Do you not witness this beautiful hellscape that was painted to your demise, girl? It beautifully describes your end."

Ritsu called, "Listen, Night Samba… the disc is near Azusa. The guard may have picked it up earlier. Search towards the gate, if you have to. Should be in that direction." Night Samba removed the frogs and found the disc. She picked it up and said, "There it is… Peter Giese's disc, finally ours to behold."

"Great, that ended the scavenger hunt." Krystle's voice called, "But I'm afraid you're disqualified." Ritsu gasped. A blue thread flew towards the disc and snatched it out of her hands. Krystle held her hand out and gagged, "Goddamn frogs! They're starting to gross me out, all over my face! …but still, I came to get my brother back."

"YOU! You're already dead! The frogs have ended you with its toxic ooze!"

"Heh, apparently you're not that bright. Once the frogs land, they poison you, upon bursting to the ground on impact. Though, if they remain whole, they're harmless. I waited for my moment to strike, so I built myself a net, using the live frogs, to shield myself from the frogs. And I was hoping you'd come for Peter's disc."

Night Samba yelled, "YOU BITCH! YOUR EFFORTS WERE FUTILE!" It lunged at her and yelled, "YOU STILL LOST! NOW ACCEPT YOUR FATE AND DIE!"

A white bird flew by and snatched the disc. Krystle burst the net open, splattering the Stand, but it shrugged off the frogs. Krystle smiled, "So, he was already here, the envoy from Speedwagon. He flew here, avoiding the deadly rain of frogs… and managed to get the disc back."

The pigeon is named Savage Guardian III, a descendant of the original Savage Guardian from 2001, a loyal envoy for the World Government.

Krystle sighed in relief, "I did it. That was for you… … …Azusa…"

Azusa's final words were: "This… was how… the Joestar Bloodline… ended… After… … … Pale Snake… tried to… … …but I'm certain… you can… change fate… You're… the only… chance… … … Joestar."

Night Samba yelled, "YOU FUCKING BRAT! ALL IT DID WAS DELAY THE INEVITABLE!" Night Samba prepared its final killing blow on Krystle.

Ritsu seethed, and then yelled, "Night Samba, forget Giese! Belay your attack!" The Stand stopped, "There's a gun near the gate, where the guard stood, earlier! Grab it and blow that bird OUT OF THE SKY!"

It picked up the gun and fired at the bird. But it didn't fire. It looked at the cartridge and growled, "SHIT! No bullets left! Fucking guard used up the entire clip! DAMMIT!"

The bird disappeared, as Krystle smirked, getting up on one knee, "Now, it's your turn! That disc belongs to that girl you killed!"

Night Samba yelled, "YOU THINK I CARE FOR THAT PIECE OF SHIT MANNEQUIN?! DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME! THIS CHANGES NOTHING! EVEN IF YOU HAVE YOUR BROTHER'S DISC BACK, REMEMBERING YOU WILL BE DIFFICULT! HE'LL STILL BE A WARPED-OUT ZOMBIE, NOT KNOWING WHAT GOES ON! YOU WON'T LIVE TO SEE HIM AGAIN, ANYWAYS! THIS GAME IS OVERRRR!"

It punched down, but halted. "LOOK! A GUARD IS DOWN!" One of the guards saw what went on. "Hurry! Get down there, but avoid the frogs! They're at the courtyard!"

Night Samba dashed off, but it was tethered to Krystle's thread. She hissed, "No, you won't. I cannot defeat you now, but… At least I'll find out who Night Samba is… and when I do, start praying!"

A few inmates ran to the window, and Ritsu hid in the shadows, avoiding the view. The thread whizzed passed her, and sighed in relief.

"The tide hasn't changed. The only reason I took Peter Giese's disc in the first place was to defeat him, but I came here for what I wanted, only out of my pledge to avenge my best friend, MIO. And now they got the disc back. But that's okay… The memories of the notebook are all that matters to me, and I have Azusa Nakano to thank. Everything has gone according to plan, at last. Only Azusa's memories in her Memory Disc contain clues to obtain Heaven. And now that she's a mannequin forever, no one can touch me."

The thread was cut, and Ritsu escaped. Krystle gave up and lay on the ground, exhausted. Steven, Farra, Cassandra, and Asahi arrived too late, as Azusa has become a mannequin now, and Budo was lost in the jail, blinded.

Abnormal issues happened during the jail, that day, when frogs rained only in the prison courtyard. The Gang was able to recover Azusa Nakano, in her mannequin form, but Krystle Giese was taken by medical personnel, after believing that her attempted escape was unquestioned in the chaos. Though, no one knew why and how it happened.

Krystle was being rolled away by paramedics, as Kim watched on in the shadows.

The pigeon flew away, holding the disc in hand.

And while The Speedwagon Foundation fully recovered Peter Giese's memories and Spirit Caller, it is unknown if he will be called back to action, after the events that took place. However, while Peter Giese's road to recovery may take longer than they believed, The Gang's battle against Oka Kazamatsuri and Ritsu Tainaka was far from over.

[Azusa Nakano – DECEASED (turned into a mannequin by Ritsu Tainaka)]
[Peter Giese (Darkness Devil) – Out of Commission (temporarily); Recovery Time unknown]
[The Watchers disband, after Ritsu Tainaka's betrayal, who is currently holding Azusa Nakano's Memory Disc.]


Episode 10 – The End


Meanwhile, that night at the Chapel, Ritsu met with a man with blonde hair, with his face shrouded in shadows.

"Here, Sports Maximus. This is the bone I want to ask you about." Night Samba said, as Ritsu was hiding behind the wall, holding a piece of bone (the same bone Oka delivered), yellowish and dead, "Using your unique abilities, there is something I want you to try."

"Really?" Sports Maximus said, "Then was he human? Who does it belong to?"

"That answer is none of your business." Night Samba barked, "Let's say this belongs to an old friend of mine."

Ritsu whispered, as she was hiding, "The bone of my dear friend… The Great MIO…"


To be continued…