"Do you guys think there's way we can listen to the soundtrack after this?" Yang asked. "Hmm, I think it has a list of it in the menu." Weiss answered. "I wanna listen to the songs! They are awesome!" Ruby exclaimed.
Joseph finally pulled Lisa Lisa to safety, still having some trouble breathing. "Coach Lisa Lisa… Kars said he didn't quite kill you. I don't think he hit anything vital. I hope." The shot cut to show him walking away in a still frame, holding Lisa Lisa in his arms.
"What- didn't he stab her through the heart?!" Weiss exclaimed. "If Kars said he didn't then he didn't. The dude is smart, he probably studied human anatomy and avoided it or some shit." Yang reasoned.
"If we act quickly, I'm sure you'll live through this. Your dormant hamon is leagues above mine, I'm sure you can recover fast." Joseph muttered.
"She will! Don't worry, baby." Yang cheered. "Yeah, you still gotta ask for her blessing, huh?" Blake teased. "Damn right! I will rock her son's world!" The blonde grinned. "I hope they finish Kars as soon as they can. I got a bad feeling about this." Weiss muttered.
Smokey heaved a sigh of relief, grasping his chest. "It's finally over."
"No, don't say that! You'll jinx it!" Ruby yelled.
Speedwagon nodded, "It is. I'm glad."
"Not you too!" The leader whined.
A piano (no, not THAT piano) began to play quietly as Smokey began to ask, "Hey, Mr. Speedwagon? Can I ask you something?"
Speedwagon turned to him, "what is it?"
"Why did Granny Erina tell JoJo his mother died when he was little? Why does Lisa hide her past from him?"
"Ooooooh!" RWBY cooed. "Time for gossip!" Yang joked. "I mean, I would be mad at Smokey for prying but it's a question we all wanna know." The heiress stated.
The two continued their conversation.
"Smokey, that's…"
"Granny Erina told me not to ask you, but I have to know! She's his mother. Keeping that from him is awful…"
"Smokey…"
"JoJo and Granny Erina are my friends. They saved me from crooked cops, even though I was just a thief. They even stood up for me even though I'm black. That's why I'm here! I'll do all I can to help!"
Speedwagon stared at him, somewhat afraid, and Smokey stared back, not looking away before Speedwagon nodded. "All right, Smokey. I'll tell you. You did take good care of Erina while I was away from New York. But promise not to tell JoJo! This is a Joestar family issue. It is not our place to talk about it."
"Oh Speedwagon, you're such a softie." Yang giggled. "Erina might beat her with an umbrella if she found out Speedwagon snitched." Blake joked with an amused smile.
As Joseph began jumping down piles of rocks to get to safe ground, Speedwagon began to explain. "The name 'Lisa Lisa' is an alias. Her real name is Elizabeth."
"Her name was classy, I have to say." Weiss crossed her arms.
"That was juicy information!" Yang grinned, rubbing her palms together. "Eliza... Lisa Lisa, ohhh! I'm so slow on the uptake." Ruby facepalmed.
The screen became grainy and desaturated to show that it was back in time.
"Flashback." Blake stated.
As Lisa Lisa appeared on the screen. "She was raised by a Hamon-User named Straizo."
"... Or you know, the vampire Joseph shot on the diner, just to jog your memory." Blake snarked.
On-screen, Lisa Lisa turned and smiled at someone, revealed to be a large man that looked alot like Jonathan and Joseph in a military outfit holding a bouquet of flowers.
"JOSEPH'S DAD! I BET HIS NAME IS JOSHUA!" Yang screamed. "Huh, he looks quite handsome too." Weiss muttered. "Why was his hair brown though?" Ruby asked.
Speedwagon continued "She and Erina's son, George."
"GODDAMNIT!" The blonde brawler screamed. "She must have named it after George!" Ruby said. "Obviously, captain." The faunus rolled her eyes. "So like George II..." the heiress adds.
"Fell in love and got married." The screen went white before bubbles drifted down from the top and a baby cried.
"Well what can I say? Not even a beauty like Lisa Lisa can resist a Joestar." Yang smirked. "Their genes must have been really really great." Blake muttered. "Once you go Joestar, you know it's ovar." The blonde playfully said as the rest cringed really hard.
"George and Elizabeth had a son. You know him as JoJo." Speedwagon tipped his hat.
"Or the father of my future kids-"
"Yang shut up!"
Lisa Lisa was shown to be holding baby Joseph in her arms as George looked on.
"OH MY GOD, LOOK AT HIM HE IS SO ADORABLE!" Yang and Ruby exclaimed. "Hard to imagine he'd grow so big." Weiss said. "195 cm... Quite tall." Blake commented.
Before a flag colored red, white, and blue appeared, with George wearing old aviator's gear. "JoJo's father was a member of the Royal Flying Corps. Aviation developed rapidly during the First World War. George was among the first brave pilots to fly into battle."
"Mmm, so he was a badass too." Blake stated. "Has anyone of you ever wonder what George I did for a living?" Ruby asked. "Now that you mentioned it, yeah." Weiss replied.
Machine guns were heard, and the screen showed an old aircraft flying through the sky, blasting holes into an enemy's plane.
"Ohhh! He was good!" Ruby complimented. "It's quite dangerous though." Blake muttered.
"He stood out as a hero even among the Royal Flying Corps. However…" the screen went black, with Speedwagon's face appearing in the corner and holding his chin, while blood leaked from the top of the screen. "A gut-wrenching horror from the past came back to haunt the Joestars."
"Oh for fuck's sake, what now?" Yang cussed.
The screen showed scenes from Phantom Blood.
The team got triggered "DIOOOOOOOO!"
Dio Brando commanding his ghoul minions, and the fateful battle between brothers atop Dio's tower, finishing with Speedwagon smashing the mask. "Fifty years before Dio had created blood-sucking vampire-zombies. Straizo, myself and the others thought we had exterminated them all. But one had escaped, hid himself within society, and lived for decades undiscovered!"
"... What?" Ruby asked flatly, she didn't like where this is going.
The moon shone down upon a malformed figure, looking out over a city. "He was a cunning, intelligent creature. He created no spawn. He even ate the bones and hair of his victims, leaving no evidence." The screen showed one of said victims, their skeleton lying on rocky ground as the sounds of bones cracking and snapping filled the background.
"Ewww..." the faunus muttered. "Ughh, I thought those hellspawns were extinct." Weiss complained.
The screen changed, showing the zombie in a wheelchair making his way towards a car, by which a soldier stood calmly, saluting. "And by some wicked twist of fate… he worked as a commander in the Royal Flying Corps!"
"AH?!" RWBY gasped dramatically. "Oh no..." the leader mumbled.
"T-The RoyalFlying Corps? With JoJo's dad?" Smokey questioned.
"The same. George uncovered his secret. He had listened well to Straizo and me. But ultimately, he was an ordinary man. He had character and talent, but he hadn't trained with Hamon." George stood by the entrance to the zombie's room.
"Oh no, no, no, no, NO! GEORGE!" Ruby yelled. "This doesn't look good." Blake gulped. "Why are the Joestars so luckily unlucky?!" The heiress screamed as Yang wordlessly patted her back to console her.
George was slowly making his way inside before he gasped, and the screened revealed the zombie, leaping towards him with fangs and claws bared. "Before he could unmask the commander, he was discovered and attacked!"
"NOOOOOO!" RWBY screamed.
"His message to Straizo wasn't in time." The screen went red as George's blood spurted from the side, his hat falling to the ground.
"EEEEEERAAAARRRRGGGHHH!" Yang ear piercingly screamed in rage as Ruby sobbed. Blake closed her eyes as Weiss snatched the pillow from Blake's lap to cover her face with it.
"George's death was covered as a nighttime plane crash. Straizo and I found this suspicious, and eventually found the truth. That night, I told Elizabeth as she held an infant JoJo." Lisa Lisa carefully placed Joseph inside his crib, rubbing his face.
"Instead of showing grief… she flew out of the house!" The screen shook as it showed Lisa Lisa's point of view, running through the halls of the building towards the waiting zombie, reminiscent to Jonathan's sprint to kick Dio's ass after he kissed Erina.
The team's eyes slowly widened as they realized what was going to happen.
The zombie screamed in terror and pain as she sliced him in half.
"OOOOOOAAAHH! LET'S GO!" Ruby yelled out in hype. "Yeah! That's what he deserves!" Weiss growled. "No, I think he deserved even worse!" Blake spat out of anger.
Yang stood on top of the couch and started screaming "YEEEAAAHH! KICK THAT FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT'S ASS! WOOO! WOOOOOOOO!"
"She was a genius with Hamon, but her emotions consumed her! She was witnessed when she attacked the commander. The military didn't know about zombies or Hamon. They concluded that Elizabeth had attacked their beloved commander, killed him, and burned his body." Speedwagon gritted his teeth in frustration.
"WHAT?! Then that means..!" Ruby trailed off.
A map appeared, a red circle slowly growing. "Soon she was known around the world as a murderer and national traitor."
"OH COME ON! FOR FUCK'S SAKE!" Yang jeered. "That's not fair! They should have known that the commander was a filthy undead since he can't step outside to the sunlight!" Weiss yelled. "You actually made a pretty good point... Military training usually occurs outdoors." Blake replied. "Of course! My sister can confirm it." Weiss proudly boasted.
Lisa Lisa was shown sprinting down a street before she stopped as a light shone on her. Waiting for her was Speedwagon, with a car ready. He nodded, and she was driven off into the night. "We used all the Speedwagon Foundation's resources to cover her trail. Elizabeth had to leave England behind, without even a word to her son."
RWBY's faces softened, no wonder Joseph was so overprotective of his grandma and godfather, he had nothing left.
Joseph was shown crying, with Erina reaching down to hold him. "Erina knew what had happened, and she had a request." The past Erina spoke up, "When this child grows up and asks about his parents… Please... Please tell him they both died in a car accident."
"That's so sad..." Yang whimpered. "Erina lost everything... Her beloved husband, her son, and daughter in law..." Blake muttered as she wiped a tear from her eye. "She still had Joseph." Ruby said. "Which is why she didn't want Joseph to know about everything, in fear of losing him too..." Weiss sniffled.
Speedwagon lightly gasped, before nodding in understanding.
Lisa Lisa now stood and looked out over the waters of Venice. "And so, Elizabeth became Lisa Lisa."
"That's why... Man, these backstories are sad!" Yang laughed with emptiness.
"Why…?" Smokey clenched his fists, "why is it that way? At least say his mother is alive!"
"I know painfully well why. Erina list her husband and son in the battle between Hamon and the masks. But thinking of her grandson, of JoJo…" Speedwagon turned, yelling. "She didn't want Hamon in his life! Lisa Lisa is the same way!"
"I called it!" Weiss declared but she was unhappy about it. "It's so tragic... Ughhh..." Ruby whimpered.
Smokey gasped, tearing up as he thought to himself, "What a tragic family… such a miserable fortune… but now… now JoJo… JoJo used Hamon to save his mother's life!" Smokey wiped the tears from his eyes as he spoke up, "Mr. Speedwagon… now there's no reason for Lisa Lisa to hide. JoJo knows about Hamon, and he used it to save his mother! And now that the undead are gone, they are safe!"
"Oh Smokey, don't call it too soon. Nobody expected that fucking piece of shit to be alive and doom George II..." Yang muttered.
"True. But it's not up to me. We have to know how Erina and Lisa Lisa feel first." Speedwagon replied.
Propaganda obnoxiously played.
"Colonel!" The screen showed several soldiers saluting around a massive machine with a lens at the end, "We're ready to fire!"
"OH YEAH! TO END IT ONCE AND FOR ALL!" Yang grinned.
Stroheim grinned, "YOOOOOOSH! AIM IT AT THAT UNCONCIOUS PEST OVER THERE! WE WILL HAVE THE HONOR OF EXECUTING KAAAAARS!" Oh yeah, Kars was still face planted into the ground… Joseph finally reached the ground, while Stroheim began cackling, the team followed soon since they can't resist not laughing "TAAAAAAAAAAAAKE THIIIIIIIIS, KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARS! I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO ORDER THIS MYSEEEEEELF!"
"WWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Ruby tried to mimic his voice cracked screams as WBY laughed at her attempt.
The cannon began drawing in light, of something, and the lens slowly glowed brighter and brighter. Kars, still on the ground, doing nothing… until he turned his head to reveal the mask upon his face, and the Red Stone of Aja implanted in the center, cutting the music short.
"OH FU- OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOOOOOOOD!" Yang screamed out loud. Weiss almost fainted, Blake hyperventilated and Ruby froze in shock.
Stroheim: PIAAAUGHHK?!
Speedwagon: AUAGH!
Smokey: AOGKH!
Joseph: HUH?!
Yang grabbed the remote and quickly paused it, corpsing.
Ruby, Weiss, and Blake looked at her in confusion.
"... Pfft... PFFT- HAHAHAAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!" Yang wheezed as she smacked the cushion beneath her. "What, why?" Blake asked.
"Stro- STROHEIM SOUNDED LIKE A CHOKED CHICKEN!"
The blonde rewinded it and they got to see it a second time.
The team shared a good laugh.
"I love how they consecutively showed the different gasps!" Weiss wiped a tear from her eye. "AAHAHAAAAA! MY STOMACH HURTS!" Ruby was half crying, half laughing. "Ahh... Ahh... That took alot of air from me..." Blake sighed as she finally managed to calm herself down.
"Okay, okay, that's enough... Oh man, that was good..." Yang grabbed the remote with a goofy grin on her face. "The situation was pretty dire you know." Blake said with a dumb smile on her face. "I KNOW BUT IT RUINED THE MOMENT IN A GOOD WAY." Yang replied.
Play.
They all gasped in horror as they realized what was about to happen, and the color pallet screamed with them before Speedwagon threw his arm out. "DON'T, STROHEIM! THE STONE WAS ON THE MASK! UV LIGHT WILL ACTIVATE IT!"
"Great. Just great." Ruby muttered.
"Damnit, Smokey! You jinxed it!" Yang yelled.
Stroheim quickly tried to stop them from attacking, "FUCK! STOP! DON'T FIRE ZE AMPLIFIE-" But it was too late. The machine unleashed its power, firing a beam of concentrated light directly at Kars.
The faunus threw her arms up the air "Well. It's game ove-"
"SHIMATTAAAAAAAGHH!" Nazi voice crack.
"Pffft, Stroheim! Quit it!" Blake giggled as the rest of the team tried their best to stop their laughter.
The light washed over Kars, and the Red Stone began glowing. The mask swiftly began stabbing into Kars as Avalon played, and Kars gripped the ground hard before his skin became see-through and his bones glowed like a rainbow, shining with light.
Weiss cringed "That looked pretty painful."
"Huh, I thought blood was supposed to activate the mask." Ruby huffed. "The regular ones, yes. But his mask was the real deal." Blake replied. "Wait, how strong is this guy going to be now?" Yang asked.
Stroheim clenched his hands sweating intensely, "I-I didn't see him holding the mask. I didn't see him out the Red Stone in…"
"Hey, you tried your best, even if it end up making things worse..." Ruby deflated. "The Pillar Men can manipulate their body very well, he must have assembled it while it was inside his body..." Weiss assumed.
Speedwagon gasped as the light continued to shine on them all, "Dear God…"
Joseph watched on as well "Kars…"
The light eventually grew blinding and a screeching noise rang out as the screen went white, before the mask shattered and Kars' face was superimposed over the screen, a spiral galaxy coloring his body as he became the Ultimate Lifeform.
The heiress sighed "I knew something like this would happen..."
To be continued!
I will remember you!
Your silhouette will charge the view,
Of distance atmospheeeeere!
Call it morning driving through the sound and even in the valleyyyyy!
Any JoJo OST would you like to request for Yang to listen to?