A/N: Let's get a few things out of the way before we can begin.
1. If you don't know by the summary, Part 6 does not exist in this universe, the only original character from Stone Ocean present in this story is Jolyne. So Dio never had a diary and whatnot.
2. I know that there are many returning characters from part 3, especially part 4, but this story isn't really about them. You'll see in future chapters that this story will really be about my own original characters and their own Stands, (I've made 20+ original Stands for this fanfiction).
3. This will be updated every Friday with no exceptions. Doesn't matter if it's a holiday or not. So expect a new chapter every Friday without any breaks until the story is finished. If I don't post on a Friday, then assume I'm dead. Or my internet's down. You choose.
4. Lastly, there is a bit of cursing in this fanfiction, but there will be no slurs or f words. Enough rambling, enjoy and feel free to comment, I will respond to all the comments I can, so feel free to ask questions.
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Episode 34: Master of Puppets-The Wall Part 6
8:00 AM
Jolyne was woken up by her alarm. She groaned as she reached over to her nightstand to turn it off.
"Eight AM?" she said groggily, "Kenna said that she wanted to prepare a surprise lunch for Joanne. She said that she needs me to distract Joanne until noon." She got out of bed and began to change out of her pajamas, "She told me that Joanne usually gets up at around this time so I should go knock on their door soon and ask Joanne if she wants to take a walk with me." After Jolyne was fully dressed, she decided to wait in her room for a little longer so she wouldn't show up at Kenna and Joanne's door too early. She decided to rest in bed and watch tv for a little bit. She was unaware that a man had walked up to and began eying her door.
Joanne and Abstract, completely under Heatfield's control, rushed toward Kenna, ready to punch her as hard as they could.
"Redbone!'' The red Stand appeared and absorbed Abstract's punches while Kenna dodged Joanne's punch.
"Knock you out from under those hands?" Kenna asked Joanne, "That's all I have to do?"
Joanne wanted to nod, wanted to do anything to confirm Kenna's question, but she couldn't even blink on her own accord anymore, so she just stared at Kenna with pleading eyes.
"Sorry about this, Jojo," Kenna said, "This might be a bit rough. Redbone!"
"Ushasha!" The Stand yelled out as it used the kinetic energy from Abstract's punches to push the Stand back. The extra force pushed Abstract and subsequently Joanne back several meters. The hands stayed above Joanne and followed above her precisely akin to her movements. They moved just as fast and in the exact position at the exact distance. It was as if they were magnetically stuck above Joanne.
"Sorry for the push," Kenna said, "But those hands seem to be stuck to you, Jojo. I'm not sure how I can get you away from them."
"My Stand, Master of Puppets, doesn't have such weaknesses," Heatfield said, "Once both its hands attach to someone, they will follow above that person no matter what."
Master of Puppets? Joanne thought, What kind of Stand is this? It can completely control our movements.
No shit! Abstract thought, but what are we gonna do about it?!
I'm not sure. At this point, Ken will just have to dodge until our ten minutes are up.
Joanne and Abstract felt their bodies moving again.
"Let's make use of your ability," Heatfield said as Abstract touched the bench and it turned to liquid as it was sucked up in her belt.
I can't make a move on either of them! Kenna thought as she looked at Vitas and Heatfield, If I try anything, they'll just use Jojo as a shield.
Abstract threw her tube at Kenna. The liquid turned back into a bench as it hurdled toward Kenna. Redbone just barely managed to punch it away, sending the bench to the left of Kenna. Kenna's fist started bleeding from Redbone's punch.
"I'm done warming up," Heatfield said, "Every person has a different feel to them, it takes me a couple of minutes to fully adjust."
"We are not able to kill Kenna Fletcher," Vitas said, "And I do not think we are allowed to use our Stands to make Joanne Jones kill her either."
"I'm aware of the rules, Vitas," Heatfield said, "I won't go all out. Just let me enjoy myself."
I have no idea what they're talking about, Abstract, Joanne thought, for some reason, they can't kill us. Don't you think that's a little odd? I thought that's what they came here to do.
You're asking the wrong person, Jo. I don't know what these guys are planning.
Abstract and Joanne ran in different directions, circling Kenna. Redbone got near its user, ready to protect her. Joanne and Abstract kept running circles around them, going in opposite directions.
I'm getting dizzy! Joanne thought, What is he making us do?
Kenna kept her eyes on Joanne, while Redbone prepared for an attack from Abstract. Right as the two finished their fourth rotation around Kenna, Abstract swept her hand through the grass, liquifying it and absorbing it. Then she threw the tube toward Kenna and Redbone. The liquid turned into several blades which flew into Redbone's face. The Stand and Kenna were momentarily blind. This momentary blindness gave Abstract an opening to punch Redbone in the face, sending it and Kenna to the ground.
Ken! Joanne thought I'm so sorry!
"Jojo," Kenna said, her nose bleeding, "I bet you feel pretty guilty about that punch. But trust me, I'm fine. I have an idea, I'll get us out of this, I promise."
Vitas checked his watch, "Just under five minutes."
"I'll see what I can do in such little time," Heatfield said.
Abstract pivoted back toward Redbone and began to punch the Stand. Redbone absorbed all the punches and didn't take any damage.
"They may be planning something," Vitas said, "Be careful, Jim Heatfield."
"Kenna's Redbone is absorbing the kinetic energy from the punches," Heatfield said. "If she releases the energy on Joanne, then the damage will be severe. She's only trying to diminish the damage that comes to her, there's nothing she can do with all that energy."
"Kenna Fletcher has fought Stand users before," Vitas said, "She has experience. We should be careful."
"Yeah, yeah," Heatfield said, "Now we've got only four minutes left. Master of Puppets!"
The hands jerked their fingers, moving Joanne's body toward Kenna. Redbone was too busy absorbing Abstract's attacks to protect its user.
Kenna managed to dodge the first few hits, but fell victim to a gut punch and crumbled to the ground.
Ken! Please, I'm so sorry! I don't wanna hurt you anymore!
"Don't panic, Jojo," Kenna muttered quietly enough so only Joanne could hear, "You didn't punch me too hard. I fell on the ground on purpose, both to buy us time, and to get just a little more energy in Redbone."
What does she need the energy for?
"I have a plan, Jojo," Kenna whispered, "Instead of trying to knock you out of the hands, I'm going to knock the hands away from you. I'll use the kinetic energy to propel Redbone high enough to hit the hands. Even if I don't manage to get the hands off of you, I'll be able to damage the user."
That's my girl! You had me worried there for a second.
"She's staying down for too long," Heatfield said, "She's just stalling for time!"
Joanne picked Kenna up from her collar and raised her so the two were face-to-face before throwing her back on the ground.
"Get up!" Heatfield yelled, "Or else I'll just have Joanne throw you on the ground over and over again!"
Kenna's arm had scraped and part of her shirt had ripped around the sleeve. She looked up into Joanne's sad eyes and sighed before getting up. Meanwhile, Abstract was circling Redbone, punching the Stand in any direction, attempting to inflict damage on it.
"Kenna Fletcher's Stand, Redbone, has absorbed too much," Vitas said, "Do not let her unleash all that energy."
"You're freaking out, Vitas," Heatfield said, "I'm too tired to think about that energy. We're nearing three minutes left now, even if Kenna tries something with all that energy, she won't have enough time to attack us."
"We should take out Kenna Fletcher's vision just in case," Vitas said.
"That'll ruin the fun. I'm too tired to care."
Abstract kept punching Redbone who was beginning to take a little bit of damage. Kenna felt the same pain.
"Abstract's attacks are starting to seep through," Kenna whispered to Joanne, "Redbone can't hold its own for much longer. It's either now or never."
Do it now, Ken! I believe in you!
Yeah! Abstract added, The sooner you beat the shit out of these hands, the sooner we can go free!
"Ushasha!" Redbone pushed Abstract a meter away, sending Joanne back as well. It bent its knees and jumped up toward the hands and unleashed its fury upon them.
"Ushasha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha sha!"
Redbone released its relentless punches on the hands, ripping apart their gloves and revealing metal hands, similar to the metal orb with a hat. Each punch dented the hands, and the left lost its pinky and ring finger. The right hand had its thumb and middle finger punched backward. Once Redbone ran out of energy, it landed back on the ground with a thud, sending a shock up Kenna's legs. The hands along with the head fell to the ground. The strings sprouting from the hands' fingers snapped off and disappeared, setting Abstract and Joanne free. The hands writhed as the metal orb spun around on the ground, losing its magician's hat and cape.
"Ken, you did it!" Joanne yelled as she rushed to hug her girlfriend, "I'm so sorry for hurting you!" she brushed her hand on the back of Kenna's head.
"It's all right, Jojo," Kenna said, "The damage I received was minimal compared to the damage he received."
Joanne turned to face Heatfield who was yelling in pain. His hands were in the same condition as his Stands'. He was missing two fingers on his left hand and had broken two on his right. His hands were dark red from all the blood he was losing.
"Goddamn!" he yelled, losing his tired, monotone voice, "Holy Shit! This hurts so much! Shit!"
"What did I tell you, Jim Heatfield," Vitas said checking his watch, "You should have been careful. We now only have one minute left."
"Kill them!" Heatfield yelled, "I'll kill them! I'll kill them both!"
Vitas put a hand on Heatfield's shoulder, "We can not do that, Jim Heatfield. You know what happens if we kill a Stand user. We can not kill Joanne Jones or Kenna Fletcher. In forty seconds, they will be in David Gil Moure's pocket dimension and we will be rid of them."
"Send me in with them!" Heatfield yelled, "Have David send me in with them, I want to kill them!"
"You are not thinking straight, Jim Heatfield," Vitas said, "I will take you to the Morioh hospital. Thirty more seconds."
"They really can't kill us," Joanne said, "Why not?"
"We'll worry about that later," Kenna said, "That Vitas guy said that we only have thirty seconds left. We're going to be transported to a pocket dimension. Let's take out Heatfield before then. Thirty seconds is plenty of time! If we both rush him with the intent to kill, Vitas will only be able to use his ability on one of us, the other should be able to take him out."
"Alright, let's do it. Abstract!"
"Right here, Jo, I'm ready to beat the shit out of this guy!"
Joanne and Kenna ran toward Heatfield, aiming to kill. Vitas saw this immediately and cut off the vision of the closest person, Kenna. Kenna, running blindly, decided to stop and leave everything up to Joanne instead of falling. Right before Abstract was about to hit Heatfield, Seventh Element grabbed her arm.
"Ew!" she yelled, "This wimpy Stand is touching me!" Abstract punched Seventh Element in the face, sending it, and a now bloody-nosed Vitas to the ground.
"Five seconds," he muttered, "You are out of time, Joanne Jones, Kenna Fletcher!"
"Abstract, now!" Joanne yelled, "We still have a chance!"
"Konoyaro!" Right as Abstract's fist was centimeters away from Heatfield's face, she disappeared along with her user. Kenna and Redbone were gone too.
"That was too close," Vitas said, getting up. "You should feel lucky, Jim Heatfield. Had I not taken that punch for you, you would have been caught in that Stand's punching barrage."
"Shut up!" Heatfield said, tears rolling down his eyes as he stared at his destroyed hands, "Shut the hell up and get me to a goddamn hospital."
"Alright," Vitas said, helping Heatfield up, "Don't get too much blood on me. I will call David Gil Moure as well, just to confirm that Kenna Fletcher and Joanne Jones are in the pocket dimension. I should also explain to him what happened to you. Your injuries were your fault, Jim Heatfield. Had you just kept them both trapped in your Master of Puppet's strings instead of controlling one, none of this would have happened. I want you to be aware of that."
Heatfield didn't respond, instead, focusing on his heavy breathing to try to not focus on the excruciating pain in his hands. The two walked away from the park, having completed their part of the mission.
8:15 AM
Jolyne had taken some time to do her hair while listening to some cartoons on the tv. Once she was done she checked the time.
"I'm not sure how early Kenna wants me to come," she mumbled to herself, "Is this still too early or should I wait half an hour more? How much time does Kenna need to set up the lunch? She said something about buying some flowers as well... But knowing Kenna, she has something else planned that requires more time. I should try calling at least."
Jolyne took out her phone and dialed Kenna's number. She picked up.
"Jolyne! You're awake!"
"Yeah, listen, what time should I stop by to distract Joanne? How early is too early?"
"Don't worry about that, Jolyne!" Kenna's voice sounded urgent, "The Wall is attacking! They've begun their attack!"
"What?" Jolyne asked, suddenly very anxious,
"We were attacked by two members."
"We? Where are you?"
"Joanne and I were attacked. We appear to still be in Morioh, but it feels like we're trapped."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't have time to explain, we're inside some sort of pocket dimension apparently. But listen, someone is after you! I believe his name was Tankian. Listen, I can't explain everything right now, the enemy's probably already on your tail. Just make sure not to get your picture taken. Do you hear me, Jolyne? The man with the polaroid! Do not let him take a picture of you under any circumstances! It's what triggers his ability. After he puts your picture in his photo album, his ability will trigger in fifteen minutes. After that, there's nothing you can do, you'll get stuck like us."
"Wh—?" Jolyne was dumbfounded, "That's a lot to take in right now. Okay. What do you suggest I do? Portobello, Tenmei, and Jotaro are at a meeting, should I go get June and Ally?"
"No, they've already been caught by the enemy like us. I saw all their photos in the album. It's just you."
"What about that kid, Hozier?"
Jolyne could hear Kenna gasp, "I didn't see his picture in there. He must still be at the hotel! You need to get him now. You two are the only ones left."
"Alright," Jolyne said, "This is way too sudden, but I'll somehow find a way to get everyone out."
"One last thing, Jolyne," Kenna said, "The enemy can't kill us."
"What, what do you mean?"
"I don't know why, but the enemy isn't allowed to kill us. They're allowed to injure us, but not kill us. I don't know why, but find a way to use that to your advantage."
"Alright. I'll call you back when I get to Hozier." Jolyne hung up the phone. Her heart was suddenly pounding. The Wall had finally made their move. She had been anticipating this, and now the attack had finally started. She quickly rushed out of her room, accidentally bumping into a mildly overweight man.
"Sorry!" she said as she kept rushing towards June and Hozier's room.
"Excuse me, Miss!" the man called, "I'm sorry to bother you, but can you tell me where I can find the breakfast buffet? I'm quite hungry."
"Ask someone else," Jolyne said, not bothering to look at the man, "It's in the lobby somewhere, go find it."
"You're awfully rude!" The man said, "You look like a teenager, you have no right to talk to me like that."
"I don't give a shit," Jolyne said as she reached June and Hozier's room at the end of the hall. She knocked on the door, "Hozier, are you in there? It's me, Jolyne!"
"Listen here," the man walked towards Jolyne, "I don't know who the hell you think you are, but you will not talk to me that way. How old are you anyway, you look sixteen! Let me talk to your parents."
"I'm seventeen, dipshit," Jolyne muttered, "And you can't say shit to my father. Even if he was here he wouldn't care. Now go eat your food already, I already told you that the breakfast buffet was in the lobby. Leave me alone."
"Go eat my food?" the man asked, "I think I will!" He went to a corner and bit a chunk off of the wall before chewing and swallowing it.
"What the hell?!" Jolyne yelled, "Hozier, open up! It's me!"
"Not nearly as strong as I thought it'd be," the man said, "But it could've gone worse." Something appeared next to the man. It had a shark-like face with huge metal fans and fins going down its back. It was about half of Jolyne's height and had short and stubby legs. Its arms, on the other hand, looked like they could punch through concrete. The thing smiled at Jolyne.
"You're a Stand user!" Jolyne yelled, "Are you Tankian, one of the members of The Wall?!"
"You know my name?" the man said, "That's a surprise. Who taught you that?"
"Stone Free!" Jolyne ignored Tankian and attempted to attack him with her blue Stand.
"Ora!" Stone Free punched Tankian but was surprised that he didn't seem in too much pain. He made a small wince as he rubbed his face, but it seemed as if little to no damage had been done to him. On top of that, Jolyne felt her hand bleeding.
"What the hell!" she yelled, "That punch should've knocked you the hell out!"
"It should've," Tankian said, "But it looks like my Stand, Chop Suey, beat you to the punch. Pun intended."
"Chop Suey?" Jolyne asked, "Like chicken stir-fry? Did you seriously name your Stand after food?!"
"Not just any food," Tankian said, "My favorite food!"
"What a fat-ass," Jolyne muttered, "You're a member of The Wall? I find that hard to believe."
"Underestimating your enemies?" Tankian asked, "That's not smart! I'm way stronger than you!"
"Now you're underestimating me!" Jolyne yelled, "Stupid ass bitch!"
"I need something harder!" Tankian said, "I can't kill you, but now I sure as hell wanna beat the hell out of you! Chop Suey!"
The shark-looking Stand waddled to an elevator only three meters away from Tankian and began to take several bites from it.
"That makes me feel better," Tankian said, "Now, why don't you let me throw a punch!" Chop Suey rushed towards Stone Free and jumped up to punch it in the face.
Jolyne nearly fell back, that wasn't a normal punch. It felt like she was hit in the face with a metal rod."
"The hell?!" she said, "How can that little thing punch so hard?!"
"Still find it hard to believe that I'm a member of The Wall?" Tankian laughed, "I'm both the sharpest spear and the hardest shield!"
"Ora!" Stone Free kicked Chop Suey, which ended up being a bad idea. The Stand and Tankian seemed unphased, but Jolyne felt immense pain in her toe, "What the actual hell?!" She yelled as she grabbed her foot, soon realizing that her big toe was broken, "How?!"
"Chop Suey cannot be defeated by you!" Tankian said, "The best you can do is save me some trouble and let me knock you out. I promise I won't kill you."
Shit! Jolyne thought I can't punch or kick. He seems to become as hard as the things he or his Stand eats. I think that's what his ability is. But is that too simple? I don't know! Maybe I can strangle him?
"Stone Free!"
The Stand unwound its arms into strings that wrapped around Chop Suey and Tankian's necks. Jolyne tried to tighten the strings, but Tankian or his Stand didn't seem too bothered.
"Is that it?" Tankian asked, "Is that all the strength you've got in you?"
"Yes, that is," Jolyne said, "But I know someone who has the power to defeat you!" Stone Free used its strings to open up the elevator before throwing Tankian and Chop Suey, "Go get your damn breakfast!" She yelled before Stone Free forcefully closed the door, breaking it, and locking it in place.
"You know you can't keep me here!" Tankian yelled, "I can get out of this easily!"
Jolyne could hear a gnashing sound as if metal was crushing metal.
Is he already eating his way out of there?! Jolyne thought I need to get to Hozier!
"Sorry about this," she muttered before Stone Free punched the card-key lock, breaking it. She quickly opened the door and looked around to see Hozier cowering in fear behind his mirror,
"Hey, hey, it's okay," she said, "Listen. There's an enemy nearby, if we can defeat him, then we win."
"I'm scared," Hozier said, "Where's Kenna? I wanna see Kenna!"
"She's… not available at the moment, but we can save her if we defeat this enemy."
"O-okay… If it's for Kenna… We'll defeat this enemy."
"Good," Jolyne said, "We'll take down The Wall together."
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A/N: And that's chapter 34! This served as both the sequel to the previous chapter and a sneak peek into the next one! Let's get the musical references out of the way. Tankian is named after the band, System of a Down's, lead singer, Serj Tankian. His Stand, Chop Suey, is named after Tankian's favorite food in canon, but outside of canon, it's named after one of System of a Down's most famous songs. And just like that, we've been formally introduced to all six members of The Wall and most of their Stands. Tankian's Stand ability, Chop Suey, gives the user the properties of whatever it eats. So far, everyone has lost in their battles against The Wall and Jolyne and Hozier, an unlikely duo, are the only ones remaining. Will they be able to gain the first complete victory over a member of The Wall? Or will they fail like all the others and be trapped in this pocket dimension? Only time will tell. See you all next week for Episode 35: Chop Suey-The Wall Part 7.
